{{Short description|Research organization at the University of British Columbia}} {{notability|Companies|date=June 2018}} {{Infobox university | name = Liu Institute for Global Issues | image_name = | caption = | image_size = | motto = | established = | type = [[Public school (government funded)|Public]] | endowment = | chancellor = | provost = | undergrad = | postgrad = | city = [[Vancouver]], [[Kelowna]] & [[Great Northern Way Campus]] | state = [[British Columbia]] | country = [[Canada]] | coordinates = {{coord|49|16|3|N|123|15|33|W|type:edu_region:CA-BC|display=title,inline}} | campus = [[urban area|Urban]] | affiliations = [[APRU]]<br />[[Universitas 21]]<br />[[Association of Southeast Asian Institutions of Higher Learning|ASAIHL]]<br />[[Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada|AUCC]]<br />[[International Association of Universities|IAU]], [[Canadian Interuniversity Sport|CIS]], [[Canada West Universities Athletic Association|CWUAA]], [[Canadian University Society for Intercollegiate Debate|CUSID]], [[Association of University Forestry Schools of Canada|AUFSC]], [[Corpus Christi College (Vancouver)]] | mascot = | free_label = | free = | colours = | website = {{url|https://sppga.ubc.ca/institutes-centres/liu-institute-for-global-issues/}} | logo = <!-- Image with inadequate rationale removed: [[Image:UBC-Logo.png|center|220px]] --> }} The '''Liu Institute for Global Issues''' is a research organization at the [[University of British Columbia]] (UBC) in [[Vancouver]], [[British Columbia]], Canada. Founded by Professor Ivan Head in 1998, the institute officially opened in 2000. The institute is named after {{ill|Jieh-jow Liou|zh|劉介宙}}, a businessman, political figure and philanthropist, whose contributions through the Liu Foundation led to the research hub's creation. Its current focus is on issues related to [[global issues]], development, environment, conflict (and post-conflict) and emerging forms of politics.<ref name="ubc.ca">{{cite web|url=http://liu.arts.ubc.ca/about/|title=About the Liu Institute - Liu Institute for Global Issues|website=ubc.ca|accessdate=27 June 2018}}</ref>
The Liu Institute conducts research and seminars on the UBC campus in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Designed by Architectura in collaboration with architect [[Arthur Erickson]], the Liu building sits at the edge of a second-growth forest. The structure's design incorporates a number of sustainable features aimed at maximizing use of recycled and salvaged materials, minimizing energy and water consumption, and [[waste reduction|reducing waste]].<ref name="ubc.ca"/>
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==External links== * [https://sppga.ubc.ca/institutes-centres/liu-institute-for-global-issues/ Official website] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20080912084507/http://www.aucc.ca/can_uni/our_universities/british_columbia_e.html Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada profile]
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