INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS & SERVICES

Jumpstart 2017

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INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS & SERVICES

IPS at UBC's Okanagan campus aims to:

• ensure an integrated, safe, and celebratory environment for international

students through holistic student supports in order to promote student success

and create a sense of institutional affinity and belonging;

• foster an intercultural campus community where differences are embraced

and respected and adapting is multidirectional.

Our Staff:

Leah Sanford, Manager

Philipp Reichert, Senior Advisor

Saher Ahmed, Advisor

Kirsten Bennett, EFP Advisor

Evelyne Kiiza, IPS Representative

Student Staff & Volunteers

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HOW CAN IPS HELP?

Advising

•Immigration

•Healthcare

•Personal

• Transitional

• Everything!!! And referrals to appropriate campus partners

Social & Cultural

Programs & Activities

•International Clubs & Cultural Activities

•Intercultural Development Program

•Tandem Language Program

•The Global Spectrum

•Facebook Pages – IPS, JS, IDP…

•Jumpstart Orientation Program

Workshops

•Immigration/Permanent Residency

•International Career Development Program

•Immigration Workshops

•International Tax Information Work Shop

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IPS ADVISING AND TRANSITION SERVICES

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INTERCULTURAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM (IDP)

• Regardless of what our students study or where they

settle - from psychology to physics, from Kelowna to

Singapore – they will inevitably live and work in a

diverse community.

• Pursuing intercultural fluency is not about mastering

cultural differences but about learning about the

contexts, histories, and power structures that influence

our own identities and those of others - as well as

what this means for how our students relate to one

another.

• Through a blend of hands-on workshops and practical

involvement, the program will help our students

develop critical, intercultural perspective and skills.

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THE GLOBAL SPECTRUM BLOG

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INTERCULTURAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM

• The IDP has been published in Deardorff, D.K. &

Ararasatnam-Smith, L. (2017). Intercultural Competence

in International Higher Education. (Routledge) as a case

study examining the creation of programming to develop

intercultural competence in the post-secondary setting.

• The IDP was also presented at the International

Academy for Intercultural Research

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INTERCULTURAL CAREER DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM (ICDP)

The Intercultural Career Development Program (ICDP) is a joint initiative between UBC Okanagan’s

International Programs and Services and Career Services departments. Participants who complete

the program will receive a certificate of completion and be able to:

• navigate IRCC (immigration) documentation requirements to support the Canadian and international

workplace transition;

• identify and explore their own identities/workplace expectations in relation to the identities and

expectations of others through discussion, case studies, personalized activities, and guest speakers;

• develop intercultural competence/fluency as a means to create more meaningful interview, networking,

and workplace interactions (ie. via email, meetings, and professional and social settings);

• connect with UBC’s Alumni Relations, local alumni, regional HR managers, and immigration specialists;

• participate in Career Services’ sessions to identify skills, prepare for the job search, and complete up-to-

date and relevant resumes and cover letters

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ICDP PROGRAM OUTLINE

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TANDEM LANGUAGE EXCHANGE PROGRAM

By joining the Tandem Language Exchange Program, our students will have the opportunity to

both teach a language that they know and learn a language that they want to develop. This

program gives them the chance to meet people from different cultures and improve their

language learning outside of the classroom.

Joining Tandem can benefit students in international travel, in future employment, or in opening

the doors to another culture.

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IMMIGRATION ADVISING

SERVICES

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IMMIGRATION REFUGEES AND CITIZENSHIP CANADA (IRCC)

ADVISING SERVICES

• Study Permits

• Temporary Residence Visas (if applicable)

• Post Graduate Work Permit Information Sessions

• Workshops throughout the year for immigration-related topics

• Questions related to eligibility for work in relation to academic studies

Health Care

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HEALTH INSURANCE IN BRITISH COLUMBIA

BC MSPComplete

medical

coverage

iMed

coverage(coverage for first

3 months)

Blue Cross

ihaveaplan.ca

Extended

coverage

Arrival in Canada

3-month waiting period Ongoing coverage while a BC resident

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IMED: HOW DOES IT WORK?

As soon as international students (on a study permit*) register for

courses, they are automatically enrolled in iMed

• $180.00 iMED fee will be charged to student account

• iMED Card will be emailed to students within two weeks

• Canadian Citizens & Permanent Residents are encouraged to

purchase temporary health insurance through Global Campus

Health (prices vary)

*One term Exchange students and iCharleston students have coverage for the entirety of their

visit through iMed

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MEDICAL SERVICES PLAN (MSP)

• Basic Provincial Health insurance is legally required if you are

residing in BC

• 3-month wait period to qualify for MSP (remainder of arrival

month plus 2 months)

• MSP covers medical appointments, testing, hospitalizations.

• $75.00 monthly fee

• (under 19 no fee but still need to be enrolled)

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UBCSUO Health & Dental – Blue Cross

1) Extended health insurance – student automatically

enrolled

2) Online opt-out form if proof of alternate coverage provided

3) Full-year coverage - $268.88 (divided over school terms)

4) Covers up to 80% dental fees and prescription drugs, out

of province/country emergency treatment, vision care etc.

• See the Student Union for more details regarding

coverage

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If you don’t have MSP Coverage

Fees start at:

• AMBULANCE - $550.00

• EMERGENCY ROOM VISIT - $600.00

• PHYSICIAN/DOCTOR'S FEE - $300.00 per physician that sees

you

• WARD STAY (if you are required to stay in hospital) - $3,300.00

per day

• DOCTOR/PHYSICIAN APPOINTMENT ON CAMPUS - $71.00

QUESTIONS?