An agreement between UBC and Canadian Airlines will open doors to international
travel for 18 graduate and undergraduate students this year.
Six undergraduates and 12 graduate students will receive a free pass to any
Canadian Airlines destination for academic business use thanks to the agreement
signed in January.
Under the agreement, Canadian Airlines will provide UBC with 24 passes. Previously,
only four passes were provided by the university’s official carrier airlines.
International travel will be given priority in order to obtain the best value
and to support UBC’s vision statement regarding internationalization.
Dean of Graduate Studies Frieda Granot and Maria Klawe, vice-president, Student
and Academic Services, will decide which students will receive tickets.
“I’m thrilled,” said Granot. “The passes are a wonderful opportunity for graduate
students to promote their research or to receive major prizes.”
The remaining six airline passes will be awarded as prizes at major UBC events
that reach a wide range of faculty, staff and students or that return benefits
to the university through exposure to the broader community.
