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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.