The University of British Columbia (commonly referred to as UBC) is a public

Public university

A public university is a university that is predominantly funded by public means through a national or subnational government, as opposed to private universities. A national university may or may not be considered a public university, depending on regions...

 research university. UBC’s two main campuses are situated in Vancouver and in Kelowna in the Okanagan Valley. UBC operates smaller speciality and satellite campuses located at Great Northern Way Campus

Great Northern Way Campus

Great Northern Way Campus Ltd is a private limited company and educational enterprise located in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It is the offspring of a consortium of four local academic institutions that has attracted...

 (Digital Media) and Robson Street (Continuing Studies, Business, Law, Public Health), both in Vancouver proper. The 4.02 square kilometres (993 acre) main campus is located directly west of the University Endowment Lands

University Endowment Lands

The University Endowment Lands is an unincorporated area that lies to the west of the city of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada surrounding the University of British Columbia...

, an unincorporated community on Point Grey, a peninsula about 10 km (6.2 mi) from downtown Vancouver.