Vancouver is the most popular city among all western countries in Asia, with the highest proportion and status of Chinese (20%). It is also the largest city and the first natural harbor on the west coast of Canada, with mild climate in all seasons. It has been rated as "the most livable city" by UNESCO for many times.
Vancouver has two world-renowned universities: University of British Columbia (UBC) (ranked third in comprehensive category in 2065 438+00) and Simon Fraser University (SFU) (ranked first in comprehensive category in 2065 438+00). Both universities are large in scale and have their own characteristics. UBC is located in the northwest corner of Greater Vancouver; However, SFU occupies almost the whole hill in the east of Greater Vancouver, and the campus is still expanding outward along the eastern hillside to connect with the urban community. Just as Shanghai students are reluctant to leave Shanghai easily, Vancouver students will generally consider UBC and SFU first when they go to college. For a long time, these two universities have also been sought after by many students from all over Canada and around the world.
It is difficult to get into a good university, which has been the case for many years. Nearly 100 public universities in Canada require at least IELTS 6.5 or TOEFL 550 for undergraduate admission, regardless of ranking. In addition, high-ranking universities have their own requirements for high school average scores, national examination scores and even Chinese college entrance examination scores. In order to attract international students, a number of universities in Canada, including some top universities, have opened up "double admission" for international students in recent years, but these two excellent universities in Vancouver have been reluctant to implement preferential policies.
(2) Application conditions and related expenses for undergraduate direct recording.
1. After graduating from high school, provide test scores;
2. TOEFL IBT88 (no less than 20 points in a single subject) or IELTS 6.5.
3. Undergraduate application fee for international students 100 Canadian dollars;
4. The tuition fee is about 1.5 million-1.7 million Canadian dollars/year;
5. The room and board costs 7500-8000 Canadian dollars/year.
(3) Language Center (language+undergraduate dual recording)
In order to enrich the composition of its students and make the student group reasonable internationalization, universities have opened double admission for international students in recent years. International students whose TOEFL or IELTS scores do not meet the requirements for SFU undergraduate admission can be admitted to both language courses and Simon Fraser University undergraduate courses after passing the application. The university offers EBP English Bridge courses for international students to help them meet the language requirements for undergraduate entrance. This course can fully prepare students for future degree courses. Course duration 10 week, with 25 class hours per week. The tutor will teach related listening, speaking, reading and writing according to the needs of your degree course. Students will also learn research skills, speech skills, debate, problem-solving methods, notes, learning methods, paper writing and so on. The course also includes a series of extracurricular exchange activities to enable students to better contact Canadian society and integrate into local culture.
Requirements for applying for this language center course: TOEFL score must be above 76, or IELTS score must be above 5.5 (not less than 5 in each item).
EBP tuition of English Bridge Course in SFU Language Center: 3960 Canadian dollars/period, and the starting time is 65438+ every year 10, May and September.
Students without TOEFL or IELTS scores cannot apply for SFU Language Center or Language Center+Undergraduate. In 2006, this situation finally made a substantial breakthrough-Simon Fraser University, the leading SFU, took the lead in setting up a "school lieutenant colonel", which greatly lowered the entrance threshold for international students and became the most relaxed and strict institution among the top universities in Canada. This provides a rare opportunity for China students who want to enter international famous schools, but their grades and English are temporarily limited.
(d) Fraser International College-the first public-private partnership "school lieutenant colonel"
In the summer of 2006, Simon Fraser University announced a surprising news: it reached an agreement with the listed company IBT Education Group to set up Fraser International College (FIC), a "school lieutenant colonel", on the campus of Simon Fraser University.
On the campus of Simon Fraser University, Fraser International College provides international students with transfer courses equivalent to freshmen. After completing their freshman studies here, international students can directly transfer to their sophomore year at Simon Fraser University. As soon as the news of the establishment of this international "school lieutenant colonel" came out, it immediately caused widespread controversy in all walks of life in Canada, especially among university faculty and student groups. The reason is that 100 universities in Canada are almost all public universities, funded by the government, with standardized management and outstanding reputation, which Canadians are proud of. At present, public universities and listed companies jointly organize "school lieutenant colonel", which has been engaged in academic education for international students since its establishment and does not accept domestic students, which is unprecedented in Canadian universities. However, the dispute was disputed, and the "school lieutenant colonel" enrolled students as scheduled.