  vancouver island university (formerly known as malaspina university-college and before that as malaspina college) is a comprehensive, four-year, postsecondary institution serving vancouver island and coastal british columbia. established in 1969 as malaspina college, it has grown into an institution that plays an important role in the educational, cultural, and economic life of the region.macleans guide to canadian universities 2010, p.185 the main campus is located in nanaimo, and there are regional campuses in duncan and powell river, and a campus centre in parksville.http://www.aucc.ca/can_uni/our_universities/malaspina_e.html ==history== right|thumb|250px|viu student service building vancouver island university was founded in 1969 as malaspina college, named after captain alexandro malaspina, who explored vancouver island. following a 1988 government initiative designed to increase access to degree programs in british columbia, five community colleges in bc were granted authority to offer baccalaureate degrees, and these five institutions â malaspina, fraser valley, kwantlen, cariboo and okanagan â were renamed unive
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