Key dates
Keep track of key dates and deadlines when planning your Go Global experience.
Application deadlines
Winter Outbound (September to April**)
** Note that these are the UBC term dates. Depending on the location of exchange, actual dates can begin as early as July and end as late as August. Please speak to a Go Global Advisor if you have any questions.
Application Status – CLOSED
Applications to Go Global are currently closed. Applications to Round 2 will open in mid-March, 2025.
DEADLINE:
Go Global has two deadlines each year for Winter Session programs:
Round 1: December 11, 2024 @ 11:59pm
- Round 1 applications allow for Term 1, Term 2, Full Year, and Split Year* applications
- All of our partner schools are available during this round
- In the application, each option will have a year listed after it which refers to the respective Winter session.
- Ex/ “Term 1 2025” refers to Sept – Dec 2025, “Term 2 2025” refers to Jan – Apr 2026, etc.
Round 2: May 8, 2025 @ 11:59pm
- Round 2 applications only allow for Term 2 and Split Year* applications
- Only those partner schools that did not fill during Round 1 are available
- The list of partner schools available for this round are posted to our Exchange page by early March each year
*Split Year dates are approximately February – November (Term 2 of one winter session, Term 1 of the next)
Learn More About Winter Exchange
Summer Abroad (May – Aug)
Application Status – OPEN
Applications to Go Global are currently open.
DEADLINE:
Go Global has one deadline each year for Summer Abroad programs: December 11, 2024 @ 11:59pm
Learn more about summer abroad
Global Seminars
Application Status and deadlines:
| Application Status | Program | Deadline |
| Closed | Zambia, Education Field Experiences (Germany, United Kingdom, Seoul), Rome | Sept – Dec, 2024 |
| Open | Mexico, United Kingdom, China | Jan 21, 2025 |
| Open | Japan and Malta/Greece will be accepting a few more applications on a rolling basis until Jan 21. | Jan 21, 2025 |
Please see the individual program of interest for specific details on how to apply.
Q&A sessions
All Q&A Sessions are hosted on Zoom.
| Name: | Description: | Date, time, and RSVP Details: |
| Q&A Sessions | Learn more about Go Global opportunities. Sessions will be hosted by an Advisor and Ambassador. | Q&A’s have concluded for Fall 2024. Fall 2025 sessions will be posted here in early-September, 2025.
2nd year Management, Health & Exercise Science, and Applied Science Students can attend general Q&A sessions, but we will also have specific sessions for them as listed below. |
| Global Seminars | Check individual Seminar websites for more detailed information | Q&A’s have concluded for Fall 2024. Fall 2025 sessions will be posted here in early-September, 2025. |
| Faculty-specific information sessions | Health and Exercise Science Students | This Q&A occurred on Wednesday, October 2 @ 11am.
Missed the Q&A? Watch it here |
| Management students | This Q&A occurred on Wednesday, September 25 @ 11am
Missed the Q&A? Watch it here |
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| Applied Science students | This Q&A occurred on Monday, September 23 @ 11am
Missed the Q&A? Watch it here |
Events
Come find out more about Going Global and how it can work for you! We will have an Advisor and Ambassador at every Q&A session to guide you through the process and answer any questions you may have. Select a date/time that works for you from the events calendar and RSVP on the event page.
