The International Programs Office offers a fully funded internship opportunity to non-US students. This outstanding experience provides our interns with the possibility to learn from our faculty, build on their research and acquire a new set of knowledge and skills. Thanks to the efforts of our faculty and community, our interns leave the US with more ideas to bring back home and apply to make change in their own environment! This would not have been possible without the generosity and support of our donors.
WHO WE ARE
From the College of Forestry's continuous efforts of internationalization and global exchange stemmed the idea of creating the Branching Borders International Internship Program. The infinite possibilities of building bridges, exchanging experience, knowledge and skills have always been the main catalyst of our progress. The College of Forestry International Programs Office strives to create multiple pathways to branch our US students out with the World, but also to bring the World to us.
Starting from past experiences of our faculty abroad to signing MOUs with partner universities and institutions, the College of Forestry has established a solid and growing network of partners that we gladly extend this Branching Borders opportunity to. Our vision is to build global connections by offering international students the life-changing opportunity to visit the US, work closely with our experienced faculty, and leave back to their home countries with more ideas, skills, and impetus to make a change.
It is thanks to these convictions, the engagement of our volunteer supervisors, and more specially our donors' generosity that the Branching Borders came to life. Our donors' strong belief in the importance of going international, and continuous support to help the College of Forestry shine out in the world as the number one College of Forestry in the US and number two in the world have made the Branching Borders Program possible.
OUR IMPACT
From Sweden to Oregon: Sebastian’s Transformative Forestry Research Experience at OSU
Check out this blog from Sebastian, a dedicated forestry student from the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), about his experience with us!
Branching Borders intern, Agustín Cifuentes, featured at Universidad Austral de Chile
Check out this article where Augustin Cifuentes, a Branching Borders 2024 Alum, talks about the impact of his internship with the College of Forestry
From Austria to OSU- Continuous Collaboration with Professor Scott Leavengood
Sadete is from Albania and studies in Austria. Last year, Professor Scott Leavengood supervised her while at OSU and is now continuing to supervise her research remotely from the College of Forestry.