Today I joined Minister Ben Stewart and the UBC Okanagan community to celebrate the official opening for Engineering, Management and Education building at UBC’s Okanagan campus.
This impressive high-tech building is designed to inspire students and produce extraordinary research collaboration and houses the School of Engineering, Faculty of Education, Faculty of Management and the College of Graduate Studies.
The people who will make the significant discoveries of the next generation are in the classrooms and labs of this new building. Students, researchers, and scholars will redefine our notion of the world by challenging concepts and engaging with students and society in new understanding. Together, they will improve our world from within these walls. That is truly exciting.
Along with Deborah Buszard, Deputy Vice Chancellor and Principal for UBC’s Okanagan campus, I would like to offer a sincere “thank you” to the Government of British Columbia. The Ministry of Advanced Education, Innovation and Technology’s generous contribution of over $40 million will ensure engineering, management and education students are able to train in BC to help meet the needs of our local and provincial economy, now and for the future.