From UBC to COP: Bashar’s story of climate action, bicycles and economics (Video)
Bashar (BIE ’25) is a recent graduate of the Bachelor of International Economics program at VSE. He focuses on a broader goal of understanding the effects of climate change on underrepresented populations, and his passion for storytelling has taken him all over the world.
All the Lonely People: The Search for Belonging in an Uncertain World
What does loneliness look like today—and what can we do about it? Join us for an in-depth interdisciplinary discussion at UBC Robson Square on the growing crisis of social isolation. All the Lonely People: The Search for Belonging in an Uncertain World features UBC researchers from nursing, economics, creative writing, and philosophy who will explore […]
Gallery: Congratulations class of 2024! Friday, May 24th
BIE and VSE Convocation Galleries Keep scrolling down to access both albums! (BIE morning reception & VSE afternoon convocation) BIE Morning Reception (57 images) If you wish to have an image removed from the album, please email peter.osnes@ubc.ca VSE Afternoon Convocation If you wish to have an image removed from the album, please email peter.osnes@ubc.ca
Five VSE alumni, students and faculty receive numerous awards for their service and research
As the academic year comes to a close and our community collects, once more, on the UBC campus to celebrate the graduation of the Class of 2024, we at the Vancouver School of Economics wish to acknowledge and congratulate the numerous award recipients on their incredible service and performance. Matthew Kielar W. Erwin Diewert Prize […]
Three hires mark end of successful faculty recruiting year for VSE
The Vancouver School of Economics welcomes Ying Gao (PhD MIT ‘24), Miguel Ortiz (PhD Berkeley ‘24) and Charlie Rafkin (PhD MIT ‘24) to join the faculty, marking the end of a successful recruiting year for the VSE. Ying Gao’s research focuses on economic theory and organizational economics. Her job market paper titled, “Inference from Selectively […]
Vancouver School of Economics receives $1M gift from business leader Dominic Barton
Business leader Dominic Barton has donated $1 million to his alma mater, the Vancouver School of Economics at UBC – the largest single gift from an individual in the school’s history.
Yazan Al-Asad (BIE’21)
For Al-Asad, the BIE program offered him a technical, practical, and analytical skillset. He now uses what he learned in the BIE program working in data analysis for Uber in Toronto.
Carla Colina Cortez (BIE’21)
For Colina Cortez, studying international economics was an opportunity to use the scientific method to satisfy her deep curiousity of the world. She applies the same techniques now as a researcher at UChicago’s Booth School of Business.
Jenny Liu (BIE’21)
For Liu, the BIE program broadened her perspective to a truly global one; a skill she’s taken with her as she pursues graduate studies in urban tech at Cornell University in New York City.
BIE alumnus combines people & data to shape career
Ryan Firkser (BIE’18) has found his career calling in wealth management.