Thompson Rivers University (TRU) is taking a bold step forward with the launch of its 10-year Strategic Internationalization Plan (SIP)—a vision that expands on TRU’s 40 years of international engagement while deepening local connections.
Approved by TRU’s Senate and Board of Governors, this plan reinforces the university’s commitment to integrating global perspectives into all aspects of learning, research and community engagement.
This plan is the result of an extensive consultation process, engaging more than 1,500 voices—including students, faculty, staff, Indigenous partners and the broader Kamloops community.
Read the planGoals
The 2025-2035 Strategic Internationalization Plan outlines the following five goals. Dive into the plan to read about the accompanying objectives for each.
To empower members of the TRU community through curricula and support systems to become community-minded and globally conscious through international engagement.
To continue providing exceptional support services that ensure academic and personal success of international learners and contribute to the local region and global community.
To continue to expand access and supports for internationalization efforts with Tk'emlúps te Secwépemc and T'exelc. Actively work to address and dismantle the systematic inequities rooted in colonial history and their ongoing impacts.
To enhance environments and opportunities to find enriching connections that inspire diverse cultural expressions, individual growth and foster life-long relationships.
To lead the way in cultivating a culture of community mindedness with a global conscience by sharing educational practices, exchanging knowledge worldwide and taking a proactive role in addressing, regional, national and global challenges through education and scholarship.
What's next?
A working group of the Senate International Affairs Committee (SIAC), co-led by Associate Professor Robert Hanlon and Associate Vice President International Justin Kohlman, will oversee the plan’s implementation through an annual framework, ensuring ongoing alignment with TRU’s evolving priorities.
This page will be updated regularly with an annual progress report each spring. Stay tuned!
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Thompson Rivers University campuses are on the traditional lands of the Tk'emlúps te Secwépemc (Kamloops campus) and the T’exelc (Williams Lake campus) within Secwepemcúl’ecw, the traditional and unceded territory of the Secwépemc. The region TRU serves also extends into the territories of the St’át’imc, Nlaka’pamux, Nuxalk, Tŝilhqot'in, Dakelh, and Syilx peoples.
