University of British Columbia Okanagan

This campus is the research and innovation hub in the province's southern interior, in British Columbia's Okanagan Valley and home to over 11,913 undergraduate and graduate students.

In December 2002, the British Columbia Progress Board submitted a report to the provincial government, recognizing the need to expand post-secondary education in the Okanagan.

In March 2004, British Columbia premier Gordon Campbell and UBC president Martha Piper held a press conference, announcing that OUC would be dissolved.

[8] The university also offers graduate programs in the following areas: Biology, Biochemistry, and Molecular Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Computer Sciences, Education, Engineering, English, Earth, and Environmental Sciences, Fine Arts, Interdisciplinary Graduate Studies, Management, Mathematics, Medical Physics, Nursing, Psychology, and Social Work.

Research at UBC Okanagan is highly collaborative, emphasizing direct student involvement to advance discoveries in fields of importance globally and locally.

The Survive and Thrive Applied Research (STAR) initiative projects include control software for unmanned aerial vehicles.

STAR creates a bridge between UBC Okanagan and industry, specializing in technologies for human protection and performance in extreme, remote, or rural conditions.

The Lower and Upper Campuses are situated around the Courtyard and University Walk host the UBCO's core academic and administrative functions.

Most institutional and administrative buildings are located on the Lower Campus, including the UBC Okanagan Library, Learning Commons and the Transit Exchange.

[17] UBC announced in June 2020 that it is planning to expand its presence in Downtown Kelowna by constructing a new 43 storey mixed-use tower on Doyle Avenue.

[21] According to the UBC Okanagan Campus Plan from September 2015,[22] the next 20 years will see drastic expansion in research, teaching, student residence, and commercial spaces.

[24] The university also maintains a Student Experience Office that organizes orientation programs, commuter Collegia spaces, volunteer opportunities, and mentorship options.

Nechako Commons Block (NCH) adjacent to UNC houses the 500-seat Pritchard Dining Hall, providing all-you-can-eat food access for students on a meal plan.

[25] A campus convenience store, games and gym facilities, student housing, and business operations offices are also located in Nechako Commons Block.