Your Future Starts Here
UBC Future Global Leaders is opportunity for you to try out not-for-credit academic and emerging technology courses at a top university. All courses are taught at a first-year level by UBC professors and affiliated instructors – without the exams. Each 2-week program includes classes, workshops and fun social activities. Commute daily, or live at the UBC Vancouver campus.
Registration Tips
Before registering, check your eligibility.
To register for Future Global Leaders, choose one course in your preferred session. Choose a course in another session(s) to create a 4 or 6-week program.
Register early for best date and course selection!
UBC Future Global Leaders Courses 2023
Session 1: July 3–14, 2023
| UBC Vancouver Campus – Academic Courses 9am–12pm, Monday to Friday |
Course Status | |
|---|---|---|
| Business and Economics | ||
| Introduction to Business Foundations | full | |
| Health and Life Sciences | ||
| Cell and Molecular Biology in Medicine | FULL | |
| Forensic Anthropology: Identifying the Dead | full | |
| Introduction to Psychology | limited seats | |
| History, Law and Politics | ||
| Introduction to the Global Political Economy | limited seats | |
| Media and Fine Arts | ||
| Global Journalism and Media Literacy | View & Register | |
| People, Culture and Society | ||
| Ancient Greece: A Key to the Modern World | View & Register | |
| Crime and Society: Contemporary Topics | limited seats | |
Session 2: July 17–28, 2023
| UBC Vancouver Campus – Academic Courses 9am–12pm, Monday to Friday |
Course Status | |
|---|---|---|
| Business and Economics | ||
| Business and Social Impact | limited seats | |
| Introduction to Development Economics | Limited Seats | |
| Engineering and Technology | ||
| Introduction to Engineering | limited seats | |
| Foundations and Frontiers of Biological Science | FULL | |
| Health and Life Sciences | ||
| Medical Anthropology: Contemporary Topics | Limited Seats | |
| History, Law and Politics | ||
| Global Democracies: Past, Present and Future | View & Register | |
| People, Culture and Society | ||
| Relationship Science: Understanding Close Relationships | Limited Seats | |
| The Social Science of Creativity | View & Register | |
Session 3: July 31 – August 11, 2023
| UBC Vancouver Campus – Emerging Technology Courses 9am–12pm, Monday to Friday |
Course Status |
|---|---|
| Artificial Intelligence and Society: The Impact of Machine Learning Systems | full |
| Digital Media Entrepreneurship | limited seats |
| Introduction to Engineering | limited seats |
| Introduction to Regenerative Medicine | full |
| Centre for Digital Media – Emerging Technology Bootcamps * 9am–3pm, Monday to Friday |
Course Status |
| Centre for Digital Media Game Design Bootcamp | Limited Seats |
| Centre for Digital Media 3D Asset Creation Bootcamp | View & Register |
If you choose the residence option, please note you should arrange to arrive the day before the start of your program, and leave the day after your program ends.
* Centre for Digital Media (CDM) bootcamps take place at the CDM campus in Vancouver. If you're staying in a UBC residence, you'll take a bus each morning to CDM. On your first day of class, a student monitor will make sure all CDM students get to and from UBC Vancouver safely and easily.
Registration Dates & Deadlines
Registration Opens
February 1, 2023
Residence Option Registration Deadline
Session 1: June 2, 2023
Session 2: FULL
Session 3: June 30, 2023
Commuter Option Registration Deadline
Session 1: June 19, 2023
Session 2: July 3, 2023
Session 3, July 17, 2023
Bursaries for British Columbia Grade 11 Students
The UBC President Bursary program was set up to support grade 11 British Columbia high school students who can demonstrate financial need and who meet UBC Future Global Leaders eligibility requirements.
