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Why VIU?

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The Strategic Plan builds on our commitment to diverse learners and draws on our connection to the community.

Strategic Plan

Programs Programs

Explore a wide range of program offerings and learning services. Choose from degrees, vocational training, certificates and more.

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Learning Services

January intake

Many VIU programs have intake in January. Join us and discover a world of opportunity.

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Admissions & Aid Admissions & Aid

Discover how to apply to VIU and get more information about tuition and financial aid.

Admissions Tuition and Aid

Admissions

Tuition and Aid

January intake

Many VIU programs have intake in January. Join us and discover a world of opportunity.

January intake

Student Life Student Life

Make the best of your time at VIU. Get involved in campus events and enjoy island adventures.

Student Life Student Services

Student Life

Student Services and Support

Get ready for the new student orientation

Attend in-person and online events, explore campus and connect with your professors and soon-to-be classmates!

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Connect with other VIU alumni and learn about the impact of donor generosity at VIU.

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VIU Alumni

VIU Donors

Your support means so much to VIU students

Our donors fund over 2000 scholarships, awards, and bursaries each year.

Research Research

Discover how VIU's interdisciplinary research is making a real-world impact.

Research

Research and Creative Activity

Explore the research highlights. Includes recent publications, ground-breaking studies and more.

Research Reports

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Sustainability

Interdisciplinary conference: Culture, Sustainability, and Place: Innovative Approaches for Tourism Development

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Interdisciplinary conference: Culture, Sustainability, and Place: Innovative Approaches for Tourism Development

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2016 Sustainability, Ethics and Entrepreneurship (SEE) Conference

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SLM Students' Insights on Innovation Infusion Events: Liz DeMattia, NS3- Nanaimo Science & Sustainability Society

By Pratik Chakravarty & Yu Zehan (Harden)

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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.

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Case Studies in Sustainability: Insights from Students in the Master of Arts in Sustainable Leisure Management Program

Sustaining entrepreneurship in Powell River

By Pranav Reddy

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Importance of Volunteerism on Salt Spring Island

By Kelcie Jessen

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Pat Maher Visiting Scholar with the World Leisure Centre of Excellence Presents at VIU

Pat a visiting scholar with the World Leisure Centre of Excellence presented at VIU on Tuesday the 16 of October 2012. Pat started his presentation by providing a definition of the following:

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