Meet UBC Future Global Leaders students, instructors and staff
Who better to tell you about UBC Future Global Leaders than our students, instructors and student life assistants? Read about their unique experiences and why they chose UBC Future Global Leaders.
Anna
Future Global Leaders student
Anna's entrepreneurial journey began at eight when she started her first business. Taking a UBC Future Global Leaders online business course strengthened her passion and equipped her with skills she now applies in her first year at the UBC Sauder School of Business. Read Anna’s story.
Christy
Future Global Leaders student
Christy's experience in the Future Global Leaders Medical Sociology course ignited her interest in public health and planted the seeds for a career in medicine. She is now a medical student at the University of Alberta. Read more about Christy's journey.
Peyton
Future Global Leaders student
Peyton wanted to challenge herself by stepping into a new environment and experience university life both academically and socially. Find out how the program helped her explore her interests and clarify her future career path.
Rachel
Future Global Leaders student
Rachel wanted to get a taste of university life at a top-ranked Canadian university. Learn more about her experience in the program.
Shirley
Future Global Leaders student
Shirley found the guidance from instructors and connections with peers from around the world to be highlights of her Future Global Leaders experience. Discover what the program meant for her.
Zach
Future Global Leaders student
Zach joined the Future Global Leaders to gain perspective on attending university far from home and to learn more about the different STEAM fields for his career aspirations. Read how the program helped him.
Alym Amlani
Future Global Leaders Sauder Mini Business School instructor
Alym believes in the importance of engaging business students early in their academic careers. Read how he helps Future Global Leaders students grow through this experiential program.
Ehsan Banayan Esfahani
Future Global Leaders Introduction to Engineering instructor
Ehsan is passionate about introducing young students to engineering fundamentals and helping guide them toward a future in the field. Discover how he introduces Future Global Leaders students to the multi-faceted field of engineering.
Eileen
Future Global Leaders Student Life Assistant
The second-year UBC biology student from Saskatoon loved interacting with eager and ambitious students from all over the world and embraced the varied aspects of her role as a student life assistant. Learn more about her experience.
Ezra
Future Global Leaders Student Life Assistant
For Ezra, who grew up in New Zealand and Vancouver, one of the best things about being a student life assistant at Future Global Leaders was meeting people from diverse cultural and academic backgrounds. Here's what Future Global Leaders meant for him.
Mana
Future Global Leaders Student Life Assistant
For Mana, a third-year UBC visual arts student, the best part of being a student life assistantwas connecting with people from all kinds of backgrounds – both students and staff. Read more about her journey.
Sophia
Future Global Leaders Student Life Assistant
Spending the summer as a student life assistant with UBC Future Global Leaders was a “full circle moment” for Sophia, who attended the program as a student in 2018. Read more about her journey.
Sophie
Future Global Leaders Student Life Assistant
Exciting. Challenging. Meaningful. For Sophie, being a student life assistant at UBC Future Global Leaders was all this and more. Read more to find out why.
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