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14% International
12% Indigenous
Equals one amazing group of students
$3 million
Scholarships & bursaries for students in 2017-18
120+
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2,409
# of VIU students participating in 98 different outdoor rec activities, intramural leagues, fitness classes, and special events
96%
Students satisfied with education at VIU – BC Student Outcomes 2016
(Survey of Bachelor’s Degree students)
1936
VIU's history began with the establishment of a vocation training school in Nanaimo
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Snuneymuxw First Nation Member Returns Home to Teach at VIU
Collette Jones, now part of VIU’s Department of Studies in Women and Gender, happy to be teaching in her own territory For Snuneymuxw First Nation member...
VIU to Recognize Indigenous Peoples with Ancestral Lands In Canada as Domestic Students
VIU’s Board of Governors has made a decisive move to approve a new tuition approach that expresses full respect and recognition of Indigenous citizenship and...
VIU Student Researchers and Faculty Organize Annual BioBlitz Event
Community volunteers sought to survey flora and fauna Community members have the opportunity to contribute to biodiversity research during the third...
VIU Events
Archipelago: Visual Arts Grad Show 2018
LORRI CLARK | MAUREEN HILL | MARY ANNE MOLCAN | AMBER MORRISON | CIRO DI RUOCCO | JIANG SHUXIN | GEORGINA WOOD ar·chi·pel·a·go 1. a group of islands. ○ a sea...
Information Session: New VIULearn Course Retention Process: Deletion of Courses from 2012 – 2015
VIU has been using VIULearn (D2L's Brightspace learning environment) since 2012 and we have a lot of courses, content and student data on our platform. It is...
Heavy Equipment Operator Certificate Program Info Session
Consider a career operating heavy equipment like backhoes, dozers, excavators, graders and dump trucks. Vancouver Island University’s Heavy Equipment Operator...
Hands-On Exporting Course Session: New VIULearn Course Retention Process: Deletion of Courses from 2012 – 2015
VIU has been using VIULearn (D2L's Brightspace learning environment) since 2012 and we have a lot of courses, content and student data on our platform. It is...
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All the professors in my department know me by name and have shown a genuine interest in not only teaching me, but helping me succeed. I would say that the teachers I’ve had have been more mentors than professors. It feels like everyone is there because they love science and it creates a wonderful atmosphere that makes good academic communication so incredibly easy. The professors taking a personal interest in the students, being approachable, and most importantly being passionate about biology has truly made me feel like my education matters to them.
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