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Going viral with TikTok “body hacks”

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A quest to defeat boredom turned into a viral series of TikTok videos for Vancouver Island University Electrical student Mike de Vries, who started sharing tips and advice he learned during his extensive world travels on the social media platform in 2020. These tips vary from how to sweat less and get rid of bad breath, to the best time to study and how to stay focused. Since then, his #bodyhacks videos have earned him more than 430,000 follows and almost 16 million likes.

VIU Hosts Virtual Event to Explore Careers in Trades and Applied Technology

WHAT: VIU Trades and Applied Technology Virtual Expo

WHEN: Thursday, May 27, 3 – 7 pm

WHERE: Online/Virtual

 

Trades and applied technology programs at Vancouver Island University (VIU) can help students enter rewarding, high-paying careers after as little as nine months of school.

VIU Joins MasterCard Foundation's Young Africa Works in Kenya Initiative

VIU collaborates with Kenyan partner college to establish new electrical trades training program.

Vancouver Island University (VIU) has joined the Mastercard Foundation’s five-year Young Africa Works in Kenya-TVET initiative, which is focused on increasing the participation of young Kenyans, and women in particular, in workforce-relevant skills training programs that will result in dignified and fulfilling work opportunities. 

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