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Francophonie Month

March is Francophonie Month! UBC’s Center de la Francophonie invites you to celebrate the French language and Francophone cultures with events organized across the country.

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Virtual Global Seminars (Summer 2021)

Get an international experience in the summer. Global Seminars are prof-led UBC courses that take place virtually, and focus on a specific topic. Go Global is offering the following virtual programs that are suitable for French, Hispanic and Italian Studies students. Top reasons students choose Global Seminars: A more immersive academic journey, gaining international experience […]

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Call for papers: Colloque en études francophones de la côte pacifique (CEFCP)

An annual symposium for graduate students who are working on French-speaking issues, particularly in relation to education, cultural, literary and linguistic studies.

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Spanish for Community Goes Virtual

Dr. Maria Carbonetti brings Spanish for Community’s experiential learning community projects to the virtual sphere.

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Iris Escuer Riera Leads Wellbeing Initiatives During Unprecedented Times

Iris Escuer Riera helps the UBC community maintain a sense of wellbeing during the pandemic by organizing two initiatives.

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Virtual Koerner’s: Persistence in the Times of Pandemic

The importance of discussion and idea-sharing during the Pandemic—even if it means moving from the physical to the virtual.

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Italian Contest 2020: Between Word and Image

       UBC and SFU students of Italian Studies are invited to participate in a contest related to the theme of this year’s Week of the Italian Language in the World: “Italian Between Word and Image: Graffiti, Illustrations and Comic Books.” Express what Italian language and culture mean to you in a creative way […]

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FHIS Graduate Student Conference

The Graduate Student Conference offers our graduate students the opportunity to showcase their research. 

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Promoting the French Language: Centre de la Francophonie de UBC

Want to get involved with cultural events in UBC and the Lower Mainland? Learn about the Centre de la Francophonie de UBC.