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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. 

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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

VIU in the news: October 28 to November 18, 2025

Supporting youth in sports, ultimate nationals and awareness about mental illness: here’s what VIU students and faculty are doing this month.  Play it…

VIU Giving Tuesday campaign aims to reduce financial barriers for students in need

VIU’s 12th annual campaign features an online auction and opportunities to have donations matched. Sometimes it’s the simplest things that can help students…

Severe weather closure procedures for the 2025-26 year

As the days get shorter and colder, a reminder to our community that severe weather season is here. This means that occasionally, severe weather can disrupt…

VIU Events

Nov
20

Crunch Time! Library Write and Bite sessions

Feeling the pressure of upcoming deadlines? Join us for a Write and Bite session, a low-stress, drop-in space to help you get work done, stay focused and fuel…
Nov
20

Edmonton Police Service - Entrance Exam

If you are interested in policing at Edmonton Police Service, you will need to take the APCAT exam. You will have the opportunity to take the exam for FREE…
Nov
20

Provost's Circle

This fall, you’re invited to join the Provost’s Circle – a series of small-group conversations where students and employees come together to share experiences…
Nov
20

Amy Mattes Reads from Debut Poetry Collection Separate Ways

Join us at The Vault, 499 Wallace St in Nanaimo, for the last Portfolio Reading Series event of this term, as Portal presents an evening of poetry featuring…
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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