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Need help taking your next step? Elders, faculty and staff are here to support you – from getting ready for university studies through to graduation day.

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Current students -- you could be eligible for scholarships, bursaries and awards! This year, $3 million in awards is available to VIU students. Take a few minutes to complete an application.

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Gain valuable skills and work experience while you’re studying.


Choose a program that fits your passion and curiosity, and gets you ready for a rewarding career.


Students in health, science and trades programs have brand new, upgraded and expanded facilities on our Nanaimo campus.


Apply for student awards by filling out one easy form.


Explore beaches, forests and nature reserves close by on a break from your studies.


VIU News

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Program that Brings Inmates and University Students Together Expanding

Thanks to a generous grant from the Vancouver Foundation, VIU’s Inside-Out program will not only continue, but triple in size. ­­ There’s nothing anybody...

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VIU Announces Queen Elizabeth Scholarship Recipients

Five Vancouver Island University (VIU) students will have the opportunity to make a difference internationally this spring thanks to the Canadian Queen...

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VIU Graduate Student Hopes to Influence Indigenous Learning in Belize

VIU Master of Education in Educational Leadership student Miriam Juarez is researching how to incorporate more Maya culture and perspectives into the...

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VIU Events

Mar
25

Info Session- Online Learning & Teaching graduate Diploma (OLTD) and Masters of Education- Leadership (MEdL) Degree Programs

Drop by to meet OLTD/MEdL Program Coordinator Mary O'Neill and find out more about these two graduate programs offered by the Faculty of Education. The OLTD...

Mar
25

Info Session- Online Learning & Teaching graduate Diploma (OLTD) and Masters of Education- Leadership (MEdL) Degree Programs

Drop by to meet OLTD/MEdL Program Coordinator Mary O'Neill and find out more about these two graduate programs offered by the Faculty of Education. The OLTD...

Mar
26

T'sasala Cultural Group

Please join us at the Malaspina Theatre and enjoy T'sasala Cultural Group's dance performance . This event is free and everyone is welcome!!!!

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Eric Friesen, a Bachelor of Science degree student, on a field trip

Eric Friesen

“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.”


Bachelor of Science, Biology


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