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Our Mission Create an open atmosphere in an international, multicultural
environment that will stimulate students to get the best out of themselves.
Stimulate intellectual curiosity, critical thinking and creativity, needed for the challenges they face in their future career
Deliver strong candidates to the international job market through academic, professional and technical training.
We received permission to use the name Virginia International University and started an MBA program on December 23, 1998
VIU was incorporated as a non-profit corporation on June 6, 1999
We received a non-profit certification as a 501(c)(3) from the US Internal Revenue Service on November 19, 1999.
The Council of Higher Education of the Commonwealth of Virginia gave us degree-granting authority for MBA on May 25, 2000.
We received authority to issue I-20 for F-1 and M–1 visas from the Immigration and Naturalization Service on April 25, 2000.
We have started our baccalaureate program in Computer Science and Business Management on October 18, 2000
Student Growth
Year 1999-2000 30 students Year 2000-2001 91 students Year 2001-2002 157 students Year 2002-2003 206 students
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We have students from: Azerbaijan Brazil Bolivia China Colombia El Salvador Republic of Georgia Indonesia Japan Korea
Mexico Morocco The Netherlands Nigeria Peru Switzerland Tanzania Thailand Turkey Taiwan Venezuela
Projected Enrollment
2003 - 2004 320 Students
2004 - 2005 400 Students
2005 - 2006 520 Students
2006 - 2007 680 Students
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Provides a high level of professional education, covering an extensive range of topics, such as Finance, Marketing, Operations and E-business, thereby qualifying you for more diverse job opportunities
Tuition: $7,200 per year (2 semesters)
MBA
Graduate Program
Undergraduate Programs
Provides you with the insights to balance the different aspects of management responsibilities.
Prepares you for leadership positions in the global marketplace
Undergraduate Programs
Business Management
Accounting and Finance Business Management Marketing
Computer Science
Computing and Business
Computer Science
Tuition: $5,440 per year (2 semesters)
Diploma and Certificate Programs
Business Diplomas Computer
Diplomas/CertificatesYou will gain the skills;- to begin a career, - to advance in a current position - to promote your professional growth
Tuition: 4,920 per year
Business Diploma Programs
Accounting Assistant
Administrative Assistant
Small Business Management
International Business
Computer Diploma/Cert. Programs
Computer Programming Desktop Publishing Web Development Office Management Word Processing NT System
Administration
English as a Second
Language Through this program you can further improve
your English language skills as this is essential
for pursuing your professional or
academic career, be it in the US or elsewhere in the
world!
Tuition: $ 4,800 per year
Internship is the part of the curriculum
Provides you with the opportunity to put into practice what you have learned
Gets the you the hands-on experience needed to succeed in your future career
Often leads to a permanent position after the internship has finished
Some companies available for Internship
Soza & Company O’ Connor & Hannan Paine Webber Securiguard Inc. Deloitte & Touche LLP Online Resources & Communications Vertex Information & Computer Consulting
Ser. Inc. DynCorp
Salvation Army American Red Crooss Booz-Allen & Hamilton, Inc. Comprehensive Tech. International Dewberry & Davis News Channel 8 The Business Bank J.R.’ s Goodtimes, Inc. Northern Virginia Community
Foundation
VIU Scholarship:
Academic Excellence Award Women’s Scholarship Peace Scholarship Student Assistance Award Latin American Leadership
Award
Hello, my name is Aekkamol, I am a graduate scholarship student at VIU, Thailand
“Hello, my name is Yoko Uchida and I am a scholarship student at VIU. Thank you VIU that you gave me this opportunity!” Japan
Why study at VIU?
Combination of academic
& practical skills!
Makhmad Aliev, MBA student, Republic of Georgia
What makes VIU different?
Small class size, maximum individual attention
Affordable tuition rates, and payment plans
Tuition scholarship for most of our MBA students
Individual counseling service
Located close to the nation’s capital.
Customized programs for working individuals
Fairfax is one of the safest & wealthiest cities in the USA
Diverse teaching and student community
Nesimi Narimanov, Undergraduate student, Azerbaijan
Our FacultyAlmost everyone in our diverse
faculty has worked on at least two
different continents, thus gaining
valuable international experience
that they pass on to our students
Our ultimate goal:
To graduate persons of moral, intellectual, and professional excellence who will not only make a better life for themselves and their families, but who -more importantly- will lead the way to a better world for everyone.
Accommodations
Student Apartments Shopping and local amenities
Student Life
Arts and EntertainmentHost Family