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UBC is now among the most international academic institutions in the world, placing 12th in the Times Higher Education report earlier this month.

The new placement — which takes into account the number of international students, faculty, co-authored research papers and reputation-related factors — is up sharply from the 40-place ranking a year ago, and places UBC first among Canadian institutions such as McGill (23rd), University of Alberta (31st) and University of Toronto (32nd).

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While UBC’s increased focus on drawing international undergraduate students has drawn most of the attention, the higher ranking reflects more the school’s efforts on the faculty side, said UBC provost Angela Redish.

“When you hire international faculty, they are more likely to bring those international connections with them,” Redish said, noting that graduate students and other foreign researchers also gravitate toward a more-globalized faculty. “I actually think that is probably the most important channel.”