WELCOME TO ST. JOHN’S COLLEGE
St. John’s College (SJC) has been an academic home for international and cultural exchange and community-building since its founding in 1997. SJC’s motto, “The World Around Our Table,” reflects our community charter and our goal of sharing meals and conversation as a way of “Bringing People Together to Make the World Better.” SJC offers an academic setting that encourages discussion, debate and cultural and culinary exchange. Our SJC Fellows are comprised of UBC faculty, staff, students, visiting scholars, and residential graduate student Fellows from all over the world and from diverse cultural backgrounds. The college offers SJC Fellows an eclectic mix of academic programming and social activities —from speakers, panels, language and cultural exchange and informed discussions about challenging topics, to concerts, film screenings, culinary events, and charitable initiatives.
St. John’s College is the realization of a dream held by local and international alumni (called “Johanneans”) of the former St. John’s University in Shanghai, to revive the spirit of their alma mater and perpetuate the SJU motto: Light and Truth. The Johannean spirit of learning and integrity have been kept alive at SJC UBC in its commitment to Fellowship and community service through bringing people together over a shared meal–“The World Around Our Table.”
