# Liu Institute for Global Issues > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Liu_Institute_for_Global_Issues > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Liu_Institute_for_Global_Issues.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liu_Institute_for_Global_Issues > Source revision: 1329467242 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Research organization at the University of British Columbia The topic of this article may not meet Wikipedia's notability guidelines for companies and organizations. Please help to demonstrate the notability of the topic by citing reliable secondary sources that are independent of the topic and provide significant coverage of it beyond a mere trivial mention. If notability cannot be shown, the article is likely to be merged, redirected, or deleted. Find sources: "Liu Institute for Global Issues" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (June 2018) (Learn how and when to remove this message) Liu Institute for Global Issues Type Public Affiliations APRU Universitas 21 ASAIHL AUCC IAU, CIS, CWUAA, CUSID, AUFSC, Corpus Christi College (Vancouver) Location Vancouver, Kelowna & Great Northern Way Campus , British Columbia , Canada 49°16′3″N 123°15′33″W / 49.26750°N 123.25917°W / 49.26750; -123.25917 Campus Urban Website sppga.ubc.ca/institutes-centres/liu-institute-for-global-issues/ The **Liu Institute for Global Issues** is a research organization at the [University of British Columbia](/source/University_of_British_Columbia) (UBC) in [Vancouver](/source/Vancouver), [British Columbia](/source/British_Columbia), Canada. Founded by Professor Ivan Head in 1998, the institute officially opened in 2000. The institute is named after [Jieh-jow Liou](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jieh-jow_Liou&action=edit&redlink=1) [[zh](https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%8A%89%E4%BB%8B%E5%AE%99)], 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](/source/Global_issues), development, environment, conflict (and post-conflict) and emerging forms of politics.[1] 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](/source/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 [reducing waste](/source/Waste_reduction).[1] ## Notes 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-ubc.ca_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-ubc.ca_1-1) ["About the Liu Institute - Liu Institute for Global Issues"](http://liu.arts.ubc.ca/about/). *ubc.ca*. Retrieved 27 June 2018. ## External links - [Official website](https://sppga.ubc.ca/institutes-centres/liu-institute-for-global-issues/) - [Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada profile](https://web.archive.org/web/20080912084507/http://www.aucc.ca/can_uni/our_universities/british_columbia_e.html) v t e University of British Columbia Located in: Vancouver and Kelowna Founded: 1908 Campuses Vancouver Okanagan Robson Square Academics Faculties and Schools Business Computer Science Economics Institute for Advanced Studies Institute of Asian Research Institute for Global Issues Land and Food Systems Law Library, Archival and Information Studies Medicine Colleges Green St. John's Vantage Libraries UBC Library Asian Centre Irving K. Barber Learning Centre Walter C. Koerner Library Xwi7xwa Library Affiliated institutions Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre Carey Theological College Corpus Christi College (Vancouver) UBC Farm Global Reporting Centre UBC Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries Providence Health Care Regent College St. Mark's College UBC Press TRIUMF GNWC Vancouver School of Theology Hospitals British Columbia Children's Hospital Kelowna General Hospital Royal Columbian Hospital St. Paul's Hospital Surrey Memorial Hospital Vancouver Hospital and Health Sciences Centre UBC Hospital Vancouver General Hospital Facilities Alex Fraser Research Forest Malcolm Knapp Research Forest UBC Biomass Research and Demonstration Facility Museum of Anthropology Nitobe Memorial Garden Botanical Garden Chan Centre for the Performing Arts Morris and Helen Belkin Art Gallery Athletics Teams Basketball (w) Football Ice hockey (m) Ice hockey (w) Soccer (m) Venues Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre Thunderbird Stadium War Memorial Gymnasium Related Okanagan Heat Shrum Bowl Student life Alma Mater Society Arts County Fair Engineering Undergraduate Society CITR-FM Radio Press The Ubyssey People UBC people UBC Chancellors UBC Presidents Category v t e Universities in British Columbia Public universities British Columbia Okanagan Vancouver Capilano Emily Carr of Art and Design Fraser Valley Kwantlen Polytechnic Northern British Columbia Royal Roads Simon Fraser Thompson Rivers Vancouver Island Victoria Private universities Adler Canada West CityU Fairleigh Dickinson NYIT Trinity Western Authority control databases International VIAF National United States This Canadian university, college, or tertiary institution–related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by adding missing information. - [v](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Canada-university-stub) - [t](/source/Template_talk%3ACanada-university-stub) - [e](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Canada-university-stub) This Vancouver school-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by adding missing information. - [v](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Vancouver-school-stub) - [t](/source/Template_talk%3AVancouver-school-stub) - [e](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Vancouver-school-stub) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Liu Institute for Global Issues](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liu_Institute_for_Global_Issues) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liu_Institute_for_Global_Issues?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.