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First Annual Report of the WLCE at VIU
The last few years have been extremely productive for the WCLE at VIU as we launched the Centre, determined our strategic direction and began to build awareness and activity. We are happy to report out on this progress in our first ever Annual Report. This report will be shared with the World...
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UNESCO World Conference on Education for Sustainable Development - Learning Today for a Sustainable Future
“Environmental, economic and social indicators tell us that our current model of progress is unsustainable. Ours is a world of looming challenges and increasingly limited resources. Sustainable development offers the best chance to adjust our course.“ (UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon)The UNESCO...
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4ICTR: Deadline Extension for Abstract Submission (15 May 2014)
Due to an overwhelming response for the upcoming 4ICTR (4th International Conference on Tourism Research) which will be held from 9-11 December 2014 in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysian-Borneo, the Organizing Committee will be extending the deadline for abstract submission to 15 May 2014.For your...
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SLM Students' Insights on Innovation Infusion Events: Olaf Ernst, NHTV Breda
By Xinting Liang (Wendy)...
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SLM Students' Insights on Innovation Infusion Events: Olaf Ernst, NHTV Breda
By Ming Kei (MK) Yeung...
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The Next Innovation Infusion Event: Olaf Ernst, NHTV Breda University of Applied Sciences
The SpeakerOlaf Ernst is a visiting scholar from the WLCE partner university NHTV Breda University of Applied Sciences in The Netherlands and will be with VIU Nanaimo for the 2014 spring semester. During his stay at VIU he has been involved in co-facilitating courses at the undergraduate and Master...
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Tourism Vancouver Island presents Tourism Pro-D Day in Tofino
By Anna Nehm and Liane O'KeefeOn March 28, 2014, Tourism Vancouver Island (TVI) held its Tourism Pro-D Day (short for Professional Development Day) in Tofino at the Best Western Tin Wis. The goal of this event was to provide Vancouver Island professionals with hot ‘tips...
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First Green Growth and Travelism Institute Summer School August 2014
Week long event to focus on travel and tourism sector and sustainable mobility, climate change and biodiversity.When?The GG...
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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.