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Student Experience
Beyond a traditional education, we offer a rich, inspiring, personal, and well-rounded student experience – all with the added flavour of the West Coast lifestyle.
Supporting your student journey
Beyond the classroom, what are you all about? Co-op and career preparation? Academic passion? Cultural, spiritual, or personal development? We’ll help make it happen.
Career and work
70% of university grads say unplanned events significantly influenced their careers. Things change — and that's OK. Let’s get ready.
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Co-op programs
Explore your career options by alternating between study terms and well-paid, résumé-boosting work terms.
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Multifaith Student Centre
Supporting the spiritual well-being of students, staff, and faculty.
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Student Life in French
Do you speak French (beaucoup or juste un petit peu)? Explore our exclusive events, bursaries and awards, mobility programs, job opportunities and more!
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Health and Counselling
Promoting a healthy campus community: clinics, counsellors, programs, events, and workshops.
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Indigenous student centre
Cultural workshops and events, tutoring, peer mentorship, and volunteer opportunities.
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Centre for Accessible Learning
Accessible learning support for students with formally diagnosed disabilities.
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Our 3 unique campuses
Founded in 1965, SFU has become Canada's leading comprehensive university with vibrant and unique campuses located in British Columbia's largest municipalities — Burnaby, Surrey, and Vancouver.
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Openness, diversity, participation
an interdisciplinary education
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West Coast living
Consistently ranked as one of the most livable cities in the world, Vancouver is a culturally diverse metropolitan area of 1.8 million people. With a temperate climate and a lively recreational lifestyle, you could golf and ski on the same day, stroll to the beach, enjoy international cuisine, and experience world-class entertainment. Whistler ski resort is 90 minutes away.
