VANCOUVER, Canada – October 27, 2022
The Foundation for Educational Exchange between Canada and the United States of America (aka. Fulbright Canada) is pleased to announce the official opening of its Fulbright Canada West office. The office is in the Harbour Center at Simon Fraser University’s Vancouver Campus. We acknowledge that the office is on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the Coast Salish Peoples, including the territories of the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh Nations. A private event to mark the opening will occur at 2 p.m. on October 27, 2022.
Fulbright Canada has seen significant program growth and the development of key partnerships with leading institutions in western Canada, including, but not limited to, the University of British Columbia, Simon Fraser University, Thompson Rivers University, the University of Victoria, Vancouver Island University, Adler University, and Yukon University. This new office reflects a continuing commitment to fully engage with our partners, alumni, and the wider Fulbright Canada community.
Robin McLay, Regional Director of Fulbright Canada West, emphasizes that “[we] are thrilled to be opening the new Fulbright Canada West office in beautiful downtown Vancouver and looking forward to working with our institutional partners in Canada and the United States and supporting the many communities that we serve in Western Canada."
Among other things, the office will house a dedicated EducationUSA Advisor who will offer free and unbiased information about higher education opportunities in the United States. This central location at a leading institution will offer student advising, promote events, engage local alumni, and host meetings.
The opening of this office would not have been possible without direct support from the Embassy of the United States of America in Ottawa and Simon Fraser University, specifically Dr. Laurie Anderson, Executive Director, Vancouver Campus.
For further information, please contact:
Robin McLay
Regional Director, Fulbright Canada West and
Special Advisor to the President and CEO
rmclay@fulbright.ca
fulbright.ca
Appointments available:
Zhaoying Hu
EducationUSA Advisor
zhu@fulbright.ca
educationusacanada.ca
Office Hours: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
515 West Hastings, Room #3201
Harbour Center, Simon Fraser University
Vancouver, B.C.
About Fulbright Canada
Fulbright Canada is a bi-national, treaty-based, non-governmental, not-for-profit organization with a mandate to identify the best and brightest minds in both countries and engage them in residential academic exchange. Fulbright Canada supports exceptional students, scholars, and independent researchers. Honouring Nations Canada, an Indigenous-led and Indigenous-informed initiative of Fulbright Canada, is a crucial element in the overall commitment to community engagement and support. Fulbright Canada is firmly committed to equity, diversity, inclusion, and access, along with the development of mutual understanding.
For more information about Fulbright Canada, visit fulbright.ca