Free Parking for VI Attendees between 6:30 - 9:30 pm with the QR code send to members every week. LECTURES ARE IN PERSON. The Vancouver Institute is a free public educational forum that has been bringing leading thinkers and public figures to Vancouver since 1916. Lectures are held at the University of British Columbia during the fall and spring academic terms and are open to everyone. For more than a century, the Institute has provided a forum for the exchange of ideas on the major scientific, cultural, political, and social questions of our time. Its speakers have included Nobel laureates and internationally renowned figures such as Claude Lévi-Strauss, Lee Kuan Yew, and the Dalai Lama, alongside distinguished scholars, writers, scientists, artists, and public figures from Canada and around the world. The Vancouver Institute is run by a volunteer executive and remains committed to a simple principle: bringing outstanding speakers and important ideas to the public, free of charge. The Institute also works with UBC and community partners to bring exceptional speakers to Vancouver. Over its long history, the Institute has become a distinctive part of Vancouver's intellectual and cultural life, creating a space where the university and the wider public can come together to learn, exchange ideas, and engage with some of the most important issues of the day. We invite you to follow and support the Vancouver Institute through our online platforms.
