Victoria University

Canada offers post study work permit to international students after their graduation from Canadian universities. IRCC (Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada) may take weeks or even months to process your study permit. Students should therefore apply as soon as they obtain their offer letters (admission and study permit information letter through email). 

Many undergraduate and graduate programs are available for international students at the University of Victoria. The university hosts over 4,000 international students. As an international student at the University of Victoria, one can learn all about Canadian culture while getting a world-class education. In case of admission at the graduate level, international students currently make up more than a fifth of the university's graduate student community.

The comparative world rankings of University of Auckland and Victoria University of Wellington are given as follows:

The Reading, Listening, and Writing sections of all IELTS exams are said to be easy and tricky. The IELTS Writing test is one of the most difficult sections of the IELTS exam. If you’re applying University of Victoria, you must remember minor details like spelling and punctuation while preparing for the IELTS Writing. IELTS Speaking is one the highest scoring modules of the IELTS test. Following a certain strategy can score a desired band in speaking for the University of Victoria. 

The University of Victoria Canada offers entrance scholarships to international undergraduate academically outstanding students. According to the available funding, the exact number of scholarships varies each year. One or more scholarships of at least $5,000 are awarded to academically outstanding international students.

The Faculty of Graduate Studies offers awards to graduate students of high academic standing. International graduate students are eligible for these awards. UVic Fellowships of up to $17,500 (master’s) per year and UVic Graduate Awards of up to $10,000 per year (Master’s and PhD).

 If the students’ transcripts come from institutes outside Canada, the undergraduate University of Victoria application fee is CAD 147. For graduate admissions, if the students’ documents originate outside Canada, the University of Victoria application fee is CAD 172. To submit the application, apply by the concerned deadline, enter all the required information and upload all the required documents.

As per the university, all parts of the applications are important. However, UVic look at three broad aspects of the applicant’s experience and motivation.

• Your motivation and passion to be part of the UVic MBA in Sustainable Innovation as mentioned in your essay and video submissions

• Your academic ability as showcased by your performance in previous degrees and your score in GRE and GMAT

• Work experience, including the years of experience and the level of responsibility

Yes, the applicants must write GMAT / GRE in order to be eligible for admission University of Victoria’s MBA program. Those applicants who have 10 or more years of professional work experience may submit an Executive Assessment (EA) in place of GRE or GMAT. All sections of the GMAT, GRE or EA are considered, but it is equally important to have well-balanced scores across the sections. The minimum GMAT score required is 550.