IR Student Stories

Alexa Wenzel ’21

Alexa Wenzel ’21

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

Timmy Chang ’21

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

Megan Delfin ’21

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

Shravan Krishnan Sharma ’21

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

Joseph Bouchard ’21

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

Embracing bold and new ideas to challenge inequality: Maryo Wahba

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. […]

Gizel Gedik UBC IR

How getting involved on campus led to discovering a love for radio: Gizel Gedik

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 […]

A journey with a love of learning, passion for justice, and transferring to UBC: Mira Ghattas

A journey with a love of learning, passion for justice, and transferring to UBC: Mira Ghattas

  Mira Ghattas   📕 Specialization: 3rd year, International Relations Major    🏡 Home is: I was born and raised in Jordan, but my roots are from Palestine. I immigrated to Canada in 2012. I became Canadian in 2018, which I am grateful for. I consider everywhere I live in the present moment home. All places are […]

On JIA, being a teaching assistant, and challenges of remote learning:  Hannah Exley

On JIA, being a teaching assistant, and challenges of remote learning: Hannah Exley

  Hannah Exley   ✔ Pronouns: She/Her   📕 Specialization: 4th year, International Relations Major & Spanish Minor    🏡 Home is: Agassiz, BC   ✨ Hannah is a fourth-year international relations major and Spanish minor. She is also co-editor-in-chief of the Journal of International Affairs, is involved with Spanish for Community, and works as a teaching and research […]

Discovering new passions and interests: Ahmed Hussein

Discovering new passions and interests: Ahmed Hussein

Ahmed Hussein       ✔ Pronouns: He/Him   📕 Specialization: 4th year, International Relations Major   🏡 Home is: Nairobi, Kenya   ✨ Ahmed is a fourth-year student majoring in IR. Born and raised in Kenya, Ahmed holds his home close to his heart, as family and friends continue to inspire him and remind him of the values […]