TRU World

TRU World is the international education, training, and development division at Thompson Rivers University. The department acts as a coordinating and facilitating centre for all international activity at TRU, and provides external partners with complete liaison, program development, and project management services.


The TRU World management team. Left to right: Vera Wojna, Interim Associate Vice-President; Baihua Chadwick, Acting Director; Victoria Baker, International Business Operations; Chris Gas, International Marketing; George Gong, Institutional Linkages and Accreditations; Larry Peatt, International Contracts; Jan Petrar, International Student Services and Study Abroad.

The department is staffed with a full complement of program development and management staff, and this helps ensure a timely and effective response to inquiries and requests for proposals. TRU World cooperates with an active associate network in 45 countries, and maintains field offices Bangkok, Beijing, Hanoi, Hong Kong, Chandigarh (India), Kuala Lumpur, Oslo, Santiago, a Middle Eastern regional office in Dubai, and Vancouver.

We invite you to contact TRU World to learn more about TRU's capabilities, or to explore opportunities for cooperation.