Vancouver Island University is proud to host annual week long events, including WorldVIU Days (November) and Global Citizens Week (February), and collaborate with partners throughout the rest of the year to host and promote global engagement events for the campus and community.
Featured Events
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At Vancouver Island University, WorldVIU Days is a week-long annual event, held every November, where we explore how culture influences the way we make sense of the world – our worldview. |
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Vancouver Island University marks Global Citizens Week each year in February with campus events, visiting speakers, and classroom dialogues that explore issues of global development at home and abroad. |
Upcoming Events
Feb
06
|
Global Citizens Week Kickoff |
Join us in starting the week off in a good way. A celebration of global development and social justice activities taking place at VIU, and how to get involved. |
Building 300 (Upper Cafeteria) |
11:30am to 1:00pm |
Feb
06
|
Medical Assistance in Dying: Global Perspectives |
1-2:30 pm |
B310 (Malaspina Theatre) |
12:00pm to 2:30pm |
Feb
06
|
Engaged Citizens Speaker Series: On the Brink: Herring and the Health of the Salish Sea |
What does the future hold for the Salish Sea in a time of climate change? |
B310 (Malaspina Theatre) & Zoom |
6:30pm to 8:00pm |
Feb
07
|
Confronting Climate Change: An International Conference of the Parties Simulation |
Join this fun and interactive world climate simulation, a role-playing exercise that uses an interactive computer model to rapidly analyze the results of mock-negotiations among international delegations, climate activists, and the fossil fuel ind |
Building 355, Room 211 |
9:30am to 11:30am |
Feb
07
|
Live Group Reading: Fuenteovejuna by Lope de Vega |
Watch history come to life in this live group reading! Fuenteovejuna, written by Lope de Vega in the Golden Age of Spain, is the story of an uprising of extraordinarily courageous villagers against the abuses of their feudal lords and monar |
B310 (Malaspina Theatre Lobby) |
10:00am to 11:30am |