Why IB?

is committed to helping students become inquiring, knowledgeable and caring citizens of a global community
sharpens students’ critical thinking skills
values differences in learners — IB’s Learner Profile
contains an internationally-minded focus and cultural sensitivity
is consistently of high quality irrespective of country or region within a country
focuses on educating the whole child
emphasizes inquiry-based teaching and learning
requires a significant service component
is distributed worldwide in over 140 countries

Why UBC?

is committed to preparing today’s grads for the current job market at home and abroad
possesses the largest number of IB Diploma Programme graduates of any university world-wide
is an internationally-focused university
emphasizes inquiry-based practice in the Faculty of Education
emphasizes differentiation of instruction and learning
emphasizes collaboration for teachers and students in all IB programmes
is ideally located to serve Pacific Rim’s international student community
has state-of-the-art infrastructure to serve international students
is located in a desirable, world-class city