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About VP Academic

Cultivating academic excellence

The Office of the Provost and Vice-President, Academic, at the Vancouver campus works with the deans and other university leaders to deliver on the UBC strategy.

Together, we aim to create an exceptional teaching and learning environment to support world-changing research and thinking. We support academic excellence across the faculty and student community by providing vision and leadership in planning, policy development and resource management.

Our academic values

The University of British Columbia is a global centre for teaching, learning and research, consistently ranked among the top public universities in the world. 

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Meet the Provost

Dr. Gage Averill is the Provost and Vice-President, Academic, UBC Vancouver. 

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Meet the Leadership team

The leadership team in the Office of the Provost and Vice-President, Academic, provides leadership across UBC in support of the Faculties and in delivering UBC’s academic strategy. 

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Meet the Deans

The Office of the Provost and Vice-President, Academic, provides leadership to UBC’s faculties and works in collaboration with our Deans to deliver on UBC’s academic strategy. 

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Units in the portfolio

The Office of the Provost and Vice-President, Academic, oversees a number of academic administration and support units within our portfolio. 

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Staff directory

Looking for a member of the Office of the Provost and Vice-President, Academic? 

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News + announcements

News and announcements from the Office of the Provost and Vice-President, Academic. 

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