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Where study meets the summer job

UBC co-op turns paid work terms into a bridge between coursework and BC’s innovation economy. Published in Alumni Digest as verified reporting from the University of British Columbia.

UBC co-op turns paid work terms into a bridge between coursework and BC’s innovation economy.

Alumni Digest editorial deskJanuary 21, 20262 min read
In the September issue
Where study meets the summer job
Co-op is one of the clearest places where education becomes a lived route. A classroom idea meets a workplace problem, and a student learns what changes when the audience is a client, a team or a community. The bridge is not automatic. It depends on access, supervision and a work term that gives learning somewhere real to go. Photo: Reporting: Brian Helberg. Source image retained for editorial review; rights clearance is still required before any broader reuse.

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UBC co-op turns paid work terms into a bridge between coursework and BC’s innovation economy.

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