Monir Shahzeidi is the recipient of the Governor General’s Academic Gold Medal award
The award recognizes the student who has achieved the highest academic standing upon graduation from a VIU master’s degree program.
Read MoreShed Your Threads
Recreation equipment share, swap & trade event will be held on July 9 from 12-4 pm in the Bowen Park Auditorium.
Read MorePatricia Kayaga Thesis Defense available on Youtube
Thesis Title: Managing Destination Narratives in a Pandemic: Comparing the Social Media Posts of Kenyan and Tanzania Tourism Boards
Read MoreWitness Lyimo Thesis Defense available on YouTube
Thesis title: Exploring factors facilitating the engagement of women in traditional masculine employment in tourism delivery
Read MoreCelebrating Indigenous Art and Culture
Join Indigenous Tourism BC on June 17 for an inspiring arts & culture workshop in celebration of National Indigenous History Month
Read MoreUncertain future? From Overtourism to Re-starting tourism
This session of the International Circumpolar Workshop will be held online on May 19th, from 8 am to 10 am PST. Registration is open!
Read MoreExplore the meanings and practices of cultural sensitivity in tourism
IPTRN/ARCTISEN/ATLAS Webinar - April 29, 2021, 6-8 AM PST (3-5 PM CEST)
Read MoreWorld Leisure Day
With activities taking place all around the globe, the World Leisure Day will be celebrated for the first time on April 16. Join in!
Read More"The World Leisure Organization: Stakeholder Analysis of the WL Family Network"
MA SLM student Patricia Verhage will present a case study based on her thesis at the 2021 CREATE Conference on April 12th
Read More16th World Leisure Hybrid Congress - Registration Open and Free!
The 16th World Leisure Hybrid Congress will be held April 15 - 21, 2021, and registration is open and free!
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Vancouver Island University and the World Leisure Centre of Excellence acknowledge and thank the Snuneymuxw, Quw’utsun, Tla’amin, Snaw-naw-as and Qualicum First Nation on whose traditional lands we research and share knowledge.