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Vancouver Island University

Discover a future with more

At VIU, you connect with tomorrow's leaders, creators, keepers and makers. You harness the power of community to fuel your future with more:

  • more job opportunities
  • more impact on the world
  • more earning potential

Learn about a future with more

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Explore 100+ programs

Whether you’re looking for the arts, sciences, trades or humanities, VIU has a program for you. 

Browse VIU programs

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Jacob Tortorelli

Bachelor of Kinesiology

"The professors make you work for everything you get. But there was never a point in time where I felt my teachers didn't care."

How to become a VIU student

Discover your place at VIU

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Learning at VIU

Follow your interests to find a program that’s right for you.

Learning at VIU

 

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Admissions

Find out what it takes to be a VIU student. Spoiler alert: we make it easy! 

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Student life

Explore your opportunities to get involved at VIU.

Learn about student life

Leaders, creators, keepers and makers connect at VIU, nurturing a good life for generations to come. 

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Visit VIU’s Nanaimo campus

Experience VIU with all your senses during a campus tour. Take in the stunning ocean view and the surrounding forest. Explore all the campus has to offer with a student ambassador as your guide. 

Take a campus tour

VIU News

Media Highlights

It’s Black History Month at VIU, which includes art, music, poetry, author talks and much more. This month our experts are also putting the reconciliation…

Alumni Spotlight: Michael Joseph

From performing on Vancouver Island to bringing characters to life at sea, Michael Joseph’s journey is one powered by passion, hard work and a love for theatre…

 VIU launches in-community delivery model for teacher education

Developed with funding from the provincial government, students will have the opportunity to learn to be teachers in their home community. Vancouver Island…

VIU Events

Feb
5

SEXPO: Where Education Meets Curiosity

SEXPO is an 18+ sex-positive, drop-in community event where education, curiosity, and connection come together in an inclusive, judgment-free space. Students…
Feb
5

Senate

The Senate is the academic governing body of Vancouver Island University. Senate is constituted under the University Act and is chaired by Interim President…
Feb
5

Portal Magazine's Bids & Beer Silent Auction

Join the Portal class for a silent auction fundraiser to help finance the magazine. There is no entry fee, but beer and bites are available at the…
Feb
6

VIU Student Spa Clinic

The VIU Student Spa Clinic located on Vancouver Island University’s Nanaimo campus. Our clinic is a teaching facility, where students enrolled in the…
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Brooks Gill

Information Technology and Applied Systems

"The experience you get at VIU is extremely valuable. The skills you walk out of here with prepare you for a successful career."

How to become a VIU student