VIU Business Interns Focus on Economic Recovery
University partners with national organization to offer businesses and organizations help with solving challenges or exploring new opportunities.
Vancouver Island University (VIU) is launching an initiative designed to leverage the experience and intellectual resources of students in the Master in Business Administration (MBA) program to support the local community’s economic recovery.
Learning Business in the Digital Landscape
Disrupting the traditional educational model, Vancouver Island University’s (VIU’s) redesign of the Master of Business Administration (MBA) program prepares business leaders of tomorrow with the knowledge and tools to manage the complex and diverse work environments in this digital age.
“For the redesign, our team identified the knowledge, values and skills our graduates need to be successful in the future global marketplace,” says Joanna Hesketh, VIU MBA Professor.
Students Conduct Research for Local Non-Profits
Students in the Community-Based Applied Interdisciplinary Research course delve into issues facing local community groups.
A unique interdisciplinary program that allows Vancouver Island University (VIU) students to design and carry out a research project over eight months is helping community groups solve real-world problems.
Indigenous Doctor Shortage Issue Brought to the Forefront by VIU Student
Sometimes all it takes to influence positive change is to put an idea in front of the right people.
Vancouver Island University (VIU) Masters of Business Administration student Alvin Meledath wanted to raise awareness about the challenges Indigenous communities face in accessing health care and present real solutions to the issue.