Liu Institute for Global Issues
| Liu Institute for Global Issues | |
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 Coat of Arms of the University of British Columbia |
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| Type | Public |
| President | Stephen Toope |
| Provost | Dr. David Farrar |
| Location |  Vancouver, Kelowna & Great Northern Way Campus, British Columbia, Canada |
| Campus | Urban |
| Affiliations | APRU Universitas 21 ASAIHL AUCC IAU, CIS, CWUAA, CUSID, AUFSC, Corpus Christi College (Vancouver) |
| Website | www.ubc.ca |
The Liu Institute for Global Issues is an organization devoted to research at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada. Named after Dr. Jieh Jow Liou, the Liu Institute conducts and facilitates research on global issues, mobilizing knowledge into solutions and policy. One of sixteen research units in the College for Interdisciplinary Studies (CFIS), the Institute takes an interdisciplinary problem-solving approach to explore new ideas and ways of learning to catalyze innovative thinking and positive societal change. Its current focus is on advancing sustainability, security, and social justice: understood as moving toward economic, social, and environmental interactions that promote the well-being of people in ways that are just, equitable, and sustainable.
Founded in 1998 by Professor Ivan Head and opened in 2000, the Institute acts as a hub for global research and emerging issues at the University of British Columbia (UBC).
A hallmark of the Institute is to provide innovative learning and research opportunities for UBC graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, faculty, and community members that help to bridge the gap between academics and practitioners.
Dr. Peter Dauvergne, Professor of Political Science and Canada Research Chair in Global Environmental Politics, is the Institute's current director (since July 2009).[1]
The Institute hosts research networks and groups on: corporate social responsibility; global and transnational ethnographies; global health; international development; migration; transitional justice; affect, politics and theory; contemporary conflict; gender and sexuality in Latin America; geographies of governance, transnationalism, and inequality; policy issues around queer communities; and, the Philippine community in Canada.[2]
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- University Endowment Lands
- Regent College
- Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre
- List of universities in British Columbia
- Higher education in British Columbia
- Education in Canada
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[edit] References
- William C. Gibson 'Wesbrook & His University' (Vancouver: University of British Columbia Press)
- George Woodcock & Tim Fitzharris. 'The University of British Columbia – A Souvenir'. (Toronto: Oxford University Press, 1986).
[edit] External links
- Official website
- The University of British Columbia
- Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada Profile
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