Himalaya Program at UBC

Himalaya Program

Sacred Himalaya in the Anthropocene
Dr. Pasang Sherpa draws on her research on climate change impact and response to consider how the concept of the Anthropocene relates to sacred Himalayan landscapes.
Learn Tibetan
Registration is open for our two-week intensive introductory Tibetan language course.
Learn Nepali
Registration is open for our two-week intensive introductory Nepali language course.
“Is it safe to rebuild the gumba?” The politics and practice of landslide risk management in post-earthquake Nepal
Professor Katie Oven draws on findings from a UK Department for International Development-funded project to provide a critical overview of landslide risk management in Nepal, including the role of science and technical expertise, and how this intersects with local knowledge, politics, power and agency within local government and communities themselves.
Belonging, Transformation, and Ethnographic Predicaments in Nepal’s Himalaya
This photograph exhibition is a collection of work pertaining to social, environmental, political, and economic transformation among Himalayan communities in Mustang, Nepal, while drawing attention to the nature of conducting ethnographic fieldwork.
Members from the UBC Himalaya Program with Khenpo Choying Dorjee
The UBC Himalaya Program co-hosted a dinner at SAGE Bistro for Khenpo Choying Dorjee after his talk on February 26th, 2019. Pictured (left to right): Sara Shneiderman, Patrick Dowd, Khenpo Choying Dorjee, Tsering Shakya, Dagmar Schwerk, Sonam Chusang, James Binks
Quality Education and the Role of Digital Technology in Nepal — Now Available Online
Mr. Rabi Karmacharya speaks about the challenges and lessons of using technology to improve education in Nepal. This talk took place on January 17th, please visit our Events page for more information.
Khyentse Foundation Gift Announcement
A generous gift from the Khyentse Foundation and the Siddhartha’s Intent Society of Canada will allow UBC to expand its teaching of Tibetan Buddhist Studies and Tibetan Language. Learn more here.
Nepali & Tibetan Language Courses
Summer 2018 Nepali/Tibetan classes were held from 30 April-11 May 2018.
Himalayan Studies Courses
Many courses offered in academic year 2018-2019 in UBC’s Faculty of Arts draw on issues and themes from the Himalayan region.

UBC’s Himalaya Program draws upon faculty expertise, student engagement, and community partnerships to create an interdisciplinary hub for sharing knowledge about the Himalayan region, including Bhutan, China, India, Nepal, Pakistan, and the Tibetan cultural zones that traverse all of these countries.

Beginning in Fall 2015, initial projects have included developing a language partner program to create opportunities for learning Nepali and Tibetan; developing a speaker and event series; and creating an interdisciplinary network across UBC and the broader Vancouver community. Please register your interest by signing up for our mailing list.

The Himalaya Program is jointly funded by the UBC Faculty of Arts through the Teaching and Learning Enhancement Fund (TLEF), the Centre for Community Engaged Learning, and the Institute of Asian Research.

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