My name is Mat Lyle and I’m the Safety Abroad Manager for UBC based at Go Global. In light of the further extension of university travel restrictions for students to December 31, I wanted to provide a bit of information about UBC’s Safety Abroad Policy, and about an information session we will be offering for Masters and PhD students who may have research plans that require travel outside of Canada.

When students are involved in a university activity requiring travel outside of Canada such as research, fieldwork or conference attendance, they have obligations under UBC’s Student Safety Abroad Policy (SC12). Students are required to have adequate travel medical insurance, to register their travel on the Safety Abroad Registry, to use the resources provided by UBC to support safe travel planning, and obtain High-Risk Authorization when travelling to a destination with Government of Canada travel advisory in place. At this time, all destinations require this authorization as a consequence of the pandemic.

Staff and faculty supporting student travel have a responsibility to inform students of their obligations pursuant to the Policy.

Kindly share this message with grad students about our upcoming session:

Research Abroad and COVID-19 – Information Session for Graduate Students

Date and time: May 17 at 5:30pm or May 18 at 11:15am (PDT, Vancouver time)

As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, many graduate students who need to do research outside of Canada have had their research delayed and academic progress disrupted. Attend this information session with UBC’s Student Safety Abroad Manager to learn more about current UBC student travel restrictions, the authorization process for academically-necessary travel, and safe travel resources available to you.

We also welcome staff and faculty supporting student researchers to attend as well.

Sign up here: https://ubc.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_1FztP6HRUEvZzF4

See UBC’s Safety Abroad Website: https://safetyabroad.ubc.ca/

Contact: safety.abroad@ubc.ca

We welcome any questions or concerns that this may have raised for you or your students.

Best wishes,

Mat

Mathew Lyle

(Pronouns: he/him/his)

Manager, Student Safety Abroad
Global Engagement Advisor, Partnerships

Go Global: International Learning Programs | Office of the Vice-Provost, International
University of British Columbia | Vancouver Campus

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