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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

Monitoring toxic tire chemicals in salmon-bearing streams

When rain hits the road, it carries a hidden threat downstream as a cocktail of contaminants are transported to streams through stormwater drains. Erik Krogh…

VIU Culinary Arts student represents Canada at global competition

A fundraiser dinner on February 27 will support Simon Martin’s journey with Team Canada to an international cooking stage. Simon Martin is preparing to…

Presidential Search Process

Dear VIU community, We are writing to announce that VIU’s Board of Governors is embarking on the recruitment of the university’s…

VIU Events

Feb
25

CREATE Questions Drop-In

CREATE is coming up fast! Do you have questions around citation? Around the rights of that perfect graphic or image you found for your poster?  Around…
Feb
25

Child and Youth Care (CYC) Information Session

Learn how you can make a difference in the lives of children, youth and families. Join us at an upcoming CYC Information Session to find out more about the…
Feb
25

Philosophy Café: Philosophy Now and the Question of Solidarity Today

How do we practice solidarity in times of oppression, violence, and genocide? What are our ethical and political response-abilities? How can we come…
Feb
25

Future Students Webinar

Find out what to expect as a VIU student. Friendly recruiters will share information on student life, programs and the supports available to you. The webinar…
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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