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Alexa Wenzel ’21
By sarah baik on June 3, 2021
Alexa Wenzel | Graduating class of 2021 Why did you choose to study IR at UBC and what did you enjoy most about it? I chose to study IR because the program is interdisciplinary which allowed me to take wide variety of courses. I really enjoyed learning about topics from different perspectives, one morning […]
Timmy Chang ’21
By sarah baik on June 2, 2021
Timmy Chang | Graduating class of 2021 | LinkedIn Why did you choose to study IR at UBC and what did you enjoy most about it? I chose to study IR because it is an interdisciplinary field where I can pick courses from various departments that would tailor to my IR interest – peacekeeping […]
Megan Delfin ’21
By sarah baik on June 2, 2021
Megan Delfin | Graduating class of 2021 Why did you choose to study IR at UBC and what did you enjoy most about it? I chose to study IR at UBC because I love learning about the world around me. Growing up, I’d travel to different countries with my parents, where I got […]
Shravan Krishnan Sharma ’21
By sarah baik on June 1, 2021
Shravan Krishnan Sharma | Graduating class of 2021 | LinkedIn Why did you choose to study IR at UBC and what did you enjoy most about it? I chose to study IR after taking POLI 260 in my second year. I’d always been interested in international affairs, but it was after taking POLI 260 and […]
Joseph Bouchard ’21
By sarah baik on June 1, 2021
Joseph Bouchard | Graduating class of 2021 | LinkedIn Why did you choose to study IR at UBC and what did you enjoy most about it? I wanted a change of scenery and environments, wanting to be exposed to different points of view and perspectives, and UBC IR provided that. I was most often […]
Embracing bold and new ideas to challenge inequality: Maryo Wahba
By sarah baik on April 14, 2021
Maryo Wahba ✔ Pronouns: He/His 📕 Specialization: 4th year, International Relations major 🏡 Home is: I was born in a relatively small city in Egypt called El Minya. It is a beautiful city that is built around the Nile and surrounded by the desert from both sides. 📍A place of significance is: Freiburg, Germany. […]
How getting involved on campus led to discovering a love for radio: Gizel Gedik
By sarah baik on April 13, 2021
Gizel Gedik ✔ Pronouns: She/Her 📕 Specialization: 3rd year, History + International Relations double major 🏡 Home is: I was born in Istanbul, Turkey and raised in Dubai, UAE. I was later fortunate enough to attend high school in New York, USA, before re-locating to Vancouver for UBC. Despite never residing in Turkey at a mature […]