DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY & ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES
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The world is changing rapidly and getting smaller and more interconnected. These trends are evident in the interactions of societies and economies as well as in natural resources. Sustainable development and natural resources management ideas now travel across continents as fast as jet planes. Challenges are there, too: global competition for product markets is increasing technological sophistication abroad among our students’ future workplace competitors, and exotic pests are being accidentally introduced to our shores through trading activities only to threaten our native ecosystems.

All of these are good reasons why FER has become more and more active globally over the years. In fact, we believe that engaging the world in our teaching research and outreach activities is critical to achieving our mission.

Students gain new and valuable perspective from experiences with their peers in other places and by exploring natural resources issues around the world. To this end, we sponsor annual overseas courses and trips and have formal exchange agreements with organizations in Sweden and Chile.

Our faculty and graduate students also maintain ties with colleagues from universities in other countries and work together with scientists across the globe developing and implementing innovative solutions to a host of natural resources problems.

To find more specifics about our international activities visit the FER International website http://cnr.ncsu.edu/fer/intl/

To learn more about study abroad opportunities offered by the College of Natural Resources, visit the college’s study abroad website http://cnr.ncsu.edu/cnrstudyabroad.htm

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DEPARTMENT OF PARKS, RECREATION & TOURISM MANAGEMENT
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NC State’s PRTM Department is active worldwide in spreading its expertise and belief in the benefits of parks, recreation, sports and tourism for people, communities and economies. Our faculty and staff conduct research projects with global partners, encourage frequent reciprocal professional visits from PRTM professionals from around the world and often attend or present at international conferences to assist members of the international community with their recreation, sports or tourism planning needs. In addition, each year PRTM sponsors international student trips or study abroad programs.  

To find more specifics about our international activities visit the PRTM International website http://cnr.ncsu.edu/prtm/international/

To learn more about study abroad opportunities offered by the College of Natural Resources, visit the college’s study abroad website http://cnr.ncsu.edu/cnrstudyabroad.htm

Few economic sectors are as global in nature as the wood products, paper and pulp industries. All around the world, companies operating in these fields are facing the same challenges: how to remain financially viable while following environmentally responsible and sustainable harvesting, manufacturing and production practices. At the same time, other global industries are calling for raw materials such as solid wood, pulp and forest biomaterials to support the production of transportation fuels, energy, pharmaceuticals, plastics, commodity chemicals, fiber-based materials and more.

To find more specifics about our international activities visit the WPS International website http://cnr.ncsu.edu/wps/intl/

To learn more about study abroad opportunities offered by the College of Natural Resources, visit the college’s study abroad website http://cnr.ncsu.edu/cnrstudyabroad.htm

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