Meet UBC Future Global Leaders students, faculty and staff
Who better to tell you about UBC Future Global Leaders than our students, instructors and monitors? Listen and read about their unique experiences and why they chose UBC Future Global Leaders.
Deidre, Parent
"After Future Global Leaders, what I noticed in Nicola is that she had a great confidence."
Nicola, Past Student
"You will make friends here, you'll feel comfortable and you'll have a place here."
Prof. Michael Griffin
Learning to think critically, and getting in touch with world-leading research...is a life skill, no matter how old you are."
Meet our students
Peyton
FGL 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
FGL 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
FGL student
Shirley found the guidance from instructors and connections with peers from around the world to be highlights of her FGL experience. Discover what the program meant for her.
Zach
FGL student
Zach joined FGL 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.
Meet our instructors
Alym Amlani
FGL Sauder Mini Business School instructor
Alym believes in the importance of engaging business students early in their academic careers. Read how he helps FGL students grow through this experiential program.
Ehsan Banayan Esfahani
FGL 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 FGL students to the multi-faceted field of engineering.
Meet our student monitors
Eileen
FGL student monitor
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 monitor. Learn more about her experience.
Ezra
FGL student monitor
For Ezra, who grew up in New Zealand and Vancouver, one of the best things about being a student monitor at FGL was meeting people from diverse cultural and academic backgrounds. Here's what FGL meant for him.
Mana
FGL student monitor
For Mana, a third-year UBC visual arts student, the best part of being a monitor was connecting with people from all kinds of backgrounds – both students and staff. Read more about her journey.
Sophia
FGL student monitor
Spending the summer as a student monitor 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
FGL student monitor
Exciting. Challenging. Meaningful. For Sophie, being a student monitor at UBC Future Global Leaders was all this and more. Read more to find out why.
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