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Welcome to

VIRGINIA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY

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.

History

VIU was established in 1998 to provide quality higher education at an affordable price

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

Our Current Students Asia: 40% Europe: 40% Americas: 15% Africa: 5%

Projected Enrollment

2003 - 2004 320 Students

2004 - 2005 400 Students

2005 - 2006 520 Students

2006 - 2007 680 Students

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Programs OfferedGraduateUndergraduateDiploma/CertificateESL

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

Marketing International Business Information

Technology

MBA Concentrations

“Hello, my name is Nurhan Ayan and I am a scholarship student at VIU, Turkey

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

Marga Van der Werff,

MBA Student, The Netherland

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

Extra-curricular Activities

Extra Curricular Activities