At VIU students have the opportunity to experience forestry on an international level. For those who want to travel, we run regular field trips and provide opportunities for students to study abroad for a term. We also have a growing number of international students choosing to come to Nanaimo for their studies, bringing their unique knowledge and experiences to the classroom.
International Field Trips
Our international trips take second year students to visit forests around the world. These trips enhance student knowledge of world forestry practices while fine-tuning their awareness of their own environment
We have taken students around the world, including Great Britain, France, Italy, Germany, Hungary, Romania, Finland, Belize, Mexico, Chile and New Zealand. Note, these trips are not offered every year.
International Student Exchange
Students looking to spend more time abroad can participate in our International Student Exchange. Through reciprocal agreements with partner institutions around the world, select VIU forestry students can study abroad for a term. Previously students have studied in England, France, Italy, Finland, Hungary and Romania. Funding is available for students interested in this program. Currently we have an exchange arrangement with the University of the Highlands and the Islands in Scotland.
Even if you don’t go on a field trip or study abroad, the exchange program allows all VIU students the chance to learn directly about international forestry practices from the visiting international students who come to VIU and, in turn, teach those students about forestry in BC.
Check out our international picture gallery.