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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! 

Learn about admissions

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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

VIU in the news: October 11 to 27, 2025

A haunting in the theatre, AI and privacy, MAID research and a VIU Mariner’s women’s soccer team victory, here’s what is happening with VIU students and…

A RockVIU thank you

Dear VIU community, A heartfelt thank you to all employees and students who made this year’s RockVIU new student orientation a welcoming and memorable…

New donor support helps more VIU students stay in school

Thanks to donor generosity, the VIU Foundation is adding 100 new awards and increasing the value of 300 existing awards to maximize impact for students. Tatum…

VIU Events

Oct
28

VIU Naloxone Training

Join us for the VIU Naloxone Training Workshop at Shq’apthut – A Gathering Place! This in-person session will teach you how to safely administer naloxone and…
Oct
28

Mental Health Screening Day

Take 20 to 35 minutes for your wellbeing! Drop by the Madrona Room at the VIU Library on October 28, between 11:00 am to 2:30 pm, for a free, anonymous, and…
Oct
29

WIL Coffee and Learn: Everchanging Recruitment Practices

Employer recruitment practices are ever changing Are you keeping up to date?Many organizations continue to be highly invested in hiring student and new…
Oct
29

Breathe Between Classes

Take a moment to reset with Breathe Between Classes — a series of yoga-style events offered throughout the semester at various beautiful spots around the VIU…
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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