Faculty and students at Vancouver Island University are actively engaged in international cooperation projects in regions around the world. These collaborations include formal partnerships with post-secondary institutions abroad, faculty consulting, student volunteering and support for civil society organizations. To learn more about international cooperation work being undertaken at VIU, please contact Darrell Harvey at Darrell.Harvey@viu.ca.
Global Engagement Skills Survey
Are you faculty or staff at Vancouver Island University and interested in connecting your work, skills and experience to VIU's International Cooperation Projects and/or Global Engagement activities? You are invited to complete the VIU Global Engagement Skills Survey, which has been designed to assess the background, skills, and interest of VIU faculty and staff with regard to international cooperation projects and Global Engagement activities. The results of the survey will be used to inform responses to future opportunities for involvement.
Active Projects
Skills to Access the Green Economy - Belize
Developing Climate Smart programming to address the impacts of climate change on the agri-food and agro-forestry sectors of Belize.
Young Africa Works-Kenya: Youth Employability Through TVET-18
Developing competency-based Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) programs in electrical and information technology trades at Sigalagala National Polytechnic and Bondo Technical Training Institute.
Young Africa Works-Kenya: Youth Employability Through TVET-20
Developing competency-based TVET programs in electrical, mechanical, and welding trades at Kisii National Polytechnic and Keroka Technical Training Institute.
Kenya Education for Employment Program
Developing a competency-based Building Artisan program to support an increase in employment and economic development opportunities for Kenyan youth.
Pacific Alliance Education for Employment
Developing and implementing a national promotion campaign for technical training programs connected to the extractive sector in Mexico, Chile, Peru and Colombia.
Ongoing Partnerships
Improving Skills Training for Employment Program - Tanzania
Developing Tourism and Hospitality programming to help enable increased access to managerial positions in Tanzania's tourism industry.
CARICOM Education for Employment - Trinidad and Tobago
Learning and training partnership for the development of curriculum for a Cosmetology Centre of Excellence in Trinidad.
Laying the Foundation for a Spatial Data Infrastructure - Ukraine
Development of a training program in Spatial Data Infrastructure (SDI) to improve access to spatial data and web mapping technology in Ukraine.
Tra Vinh University - Vietnam
Vancouver Island University and Tra Vinh University have a strong working relationship, which grew out of a Canadian-government funded capacity building project.