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VIU World Leisure Centre of Excellence

News and Announcements

- June 30, 2022
BC Protected Areas Research Forum

December 12 - 14, 2022 - Hosted by the World Leisure Centre of Excellence at Vancouver Island University
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- June 7, 2022
Global Leisure Debate on June 9th, 2022

Responses to challenges on Leisure, Mental Health and Well-Being. Register now!
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- May 11, 2022
Thesis Presentation on May 26: Summer Fang

Thesis Title: Applying the motivation-opportunity-ability (MOA) model to reveal factors that influence community participation in tourism-related development: A case study of Macau light rapid transit.
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- May 3, 2022
2022 Western Regional Three-Minute Thesis Competition

Graduate student Hannah Dudney will be representing VIU and MA SLM at the 3MT competition on May 6.
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- April 19, 2022
Thesis Presentation on April 27: Lihui Wu

Thesis Title: Chinese Square Dance: An Analysis of Its Fast Growth with the Constraint-Effects-Mitigation Model
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- April 19, 2022
Thesis Presentation on April 27: Ariel Wu

Thesis Title: The Role of Leisure in Coping with Acculturative Stress Among Chinese International Students: An exploratory study
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- March 31, 2022
Leisure Matters Panel

Join us in April 14th, 9:00-10:30 AM PDT, in this online panel in celebration of World Leisure Day 2022. Register now!
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- March 10, 2022
WL Youth Ambassadors Contest 2022

The deadline to apply is May 15th, 2022.
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- March 9, 2022
World Leisure Journal - OPEN CALL FOR EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

Deadline for Application - Monday 18th April 2022.
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- February 28, 2022
Vancouver Learning Lab: "A Time for Change"

This blog post is a contribution of our graduate student Rachel Henderson as part of the SLM 604 - Influencing Change towards Sustainability.
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News and Announcements

December 12 - 14, 2022 - Hosted by the World Leisure Centre of Excellence at Vancouver Island University

Responses to challenges on Leisure, Mental Health and Well-Being. Register now!

Thesis Title: Applying the motivation-opportunity-ability (MOA) model to reveal factors that influence community participation in tourism-related development: A case study of Macau light rapid transit.

Graduate student Hannah Dudney will be representing VIU and MA SLM at the 3MT competition on May 6.

Thesis Title: Chinese Square Dance: An Analysis of Its Fast Growth with the Constraint-Effects-Mitigation Model

Thesis Title: The Role of Leisure in Coping with Acculturative Stress Among Chinese International Students: An exploratory study

Join us in April 14th, 9:00-10:30 AM PDT, in this online panel in celebration of World Leisure Day 2022. Register now!

The deadline to apply is May 15th, 2022.

Deadline for Application - Monday 18th April 2022.

This blog post is a contribution of our graduate student Rachel Henderson as part of the SLM 604 - Influencing Change towards Sustainability.