Graduate Colleges

Green College

Green College Motto: Ideas and Friendship.

Founded in 1993, Green College is home to 100 graduate students, postdoctoral scholars, and visiting scholars who participate in college life along with non-resident members of the rich and diverse UBC community. Each year the college hosts more than 150 lectures, workshops, forums, classes and concerts, in keeping with its mandate to provide extra-curricular, interdisciplinary academic and cultural programming. Resident members are chosen on the basis of excellence, interdisciplinary interests and receptiveness, and their commitment to get involved in college life.

Green College provides superb residential and social facilities, which are integral to building a vibrant intellectual community. It is a place where communications are direct, open, trusting and reciprocal, and where differences of ideas, interests and identities are accommodated and celebrated.

Green College Resident Membership is required.

St. John’s College: UBC’s International Academic Community  

Architectural rendering of future Lower Mall Precinct buildings from intersection of University Boulevard and Lower Mall.

St. John’s College UBC (SJC) has been an academic home for international and cultural exchange and community-building since its founding in 1997. SJC’s motto, “The World Around Our Table,” reflects its community charter and goal of sharing meals and conversation as a way of “Bringing People Together to Make the World Better.”  

SJC offers an academic setting that encourages discussion, debate and cultural and culinary exchange. SJC Fellows include UBC faculty, staff, students, visiting scholars and residential graduate student Fellows from all over the world and from diverse cultural backgrounds. The college offers Fellows an eclectic mix of academic programming and social activities.  

Residential SJC Fellows are accepted by application and invitation. Learn more. 

Growth and Transition: The St. John’s College site on Lower Mall is undergoing an exciting transformation and expansion, as part of the development of an innovative 1,520-bed graduate-focused residence community. When completed in 2029, St. John’s College residential Fellows and programming will be based out of this beautiful new facility. During the construction period of 2026–2029, SJC Fellows will live in other year-round housing units on campus, while continuing to participate in SJC programs and community life.