Information About University of Northern British Columbia
Official Name: University of Northern British Columbia
City Location: Prince George
Province: British Columbia
Main Phone Number: (250) 960-5555


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When opened by Her Majesty the Queen in August 1994, UNBC was Canada's first wholly new publicly-funded university in 25 years. UNBC offers a wide range of undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs. While it engages in research of national and international significance, it has a particular mandate to serve the needs of northern BC.

UNBC has an unusual history, being the result of a vigorous campaign by the people of northern BC for their own university. 16,000 northerners, in fact, paid to sign a petition to create the "University of the Interior". The UNBC Act, formally approving the creation of the University, was passed with all-party support in June 1990. Construction of the Prince George campus began in April 1992.