Community Welcome

Get ready to be wowed at the IDEAS 2024 Showcase, where we celebrate the outstanding achievements of TAT faculty and staff! Dive into a dynamic array of interactive conference-style poster presentations, unveiling the brilliance behind TAT's creative activities, applied research initiatives, and ongoing projects. Plus, don't miss our world cafe-style sessions, your ticket to incubating the next big idea!

Join us for our Inclusive Theatre Collective's production of "Medieval Madness", an original script by student Ceridwen Nord. In this witty whodunit, kings and knights, processes and pals try to figure out who is the culprit. In this fun farce, students take on both performance and technical roles. 

Join us for our Inclusive Theatre Collective's production of "Medieval Madness", an original script by student Ceridwen Nord. In this witty whodunit, kings and knights, processes and pals try to figure out who is the culprit. In this fun farce, students take on both performance and technical roles. 

Special One-day Open House: Monday April 8th

Join us for the Centre for Seafood Innovation’s Urchin Tank – a show like no other!
This is the culmination of a semester-long innovation challenge where Vancouver Island University Microbiology and Culinary Arts students teamed up to develop fermented seaweed products. The goal of this unique innovation challenge is to create safe and tasty fermented products that could be developed into saleable food products. 

Join this celebration that showcases scholarship, research and creative activity at VIU. 

At this half-day event, VIU employees will share the projects they are pursuing in various formats of 15-minute presentations and posters. This is a great way to learn about the many and various projects underway and identify potential collaborators who share your interests. The event is designed to allow individuals to join sessions of interest.

Register to attend today!

Join us at Deep Bay Marine Station to learn about scallops and their aquaculture program.

Join us as we celebrate research related to Deep Bay at this special free event! Enjoy complimentary food and wine for purchase overlooking scenic Baynes Sound while listening to VIU faculty, staff and students present their research. Boat, lab and beach tours will take place after the presentations. Registration for tour of choice is on a first-come first-serve basis on site.

A free shuttle will be provided for anyone wishing to come from VIU's Nanaimo campus. Space is limited for shuttle seats so secure your space now!

The Information Technology & Applied Systems (ITAS) students are hosting the first ITAS Student Project Fair on April 17. There will be a variety of projects that include web applications, games, remote control vehicles, an auto-sensing turret, an automated watering system and a home server system.

Date: April 17, 2023

Location: Nanaimo campus, Building 180, Rooms 332/333

Time of event: 10:30 am – 1:00 pm