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VIU News
Celebrated Poet Marilyn Dumont to give the 2025 VIU Gustafson Lecture
Dumont’s lecture is Thursday, October 23 from 7 to 8:30 pm on the Nanaimo campus. Renowned poet Marilyn Dumont is Vancouver Island University’s (VIU’s) …
VIU offers innovative ways to combine trades and business training
The institution is the first in Canada to offer direct pathways from Culinary Arts and Baking training into a Hospitality Management degree. Turning a…
VIU hosts free all-ages community event
Spend an afternoon at Vancouver Island University’s (VIU’s) Nanaimo campus for VIU Fest, a free, annual community event showcasing the best the university has…
VIU students design wearable tech aid for people with visual impairments
The device is worn across the chest and is meant to act as an early warning system. Students at Vancouver Island University (VIU) have designed a device to…
VIU Events
Oct
10
Craft & Connect at Shq'apthut
Craft & Connect at Shq’apthutFridays | 12 to 2 pmBring your beading, sewing, or any creative project and spend time connecting with community. Some…
Oct
10
Learn hul'q'umi'num'
Join us for a welcoming hour of introductory hul'q'umi'num' language and story at VIU Library. Anyone interested in listening, learning and speaking hul'q'umi…
Oct
11
Watermelon Seeds Festival of Literature
Second annual Watermelon Seeds Festival of Literature. Internationally acclaimed and award-winning novelists, poets, playwrights, and journalists read in…
Oct
14
Education Programs and Tours Unavailable today
Our public education team is unavailable for school programs and private tours today.