{"id":16,"date":"2015-05-05T14:38:39","date_gmt":"2015-05-05T14:38:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/research.cnr.ncsu.edu\/psestudyabroad\/?page_id=16"},"modified":"2025-04-23T17:54:18","modified_gmt":"2025-04-23T17:54:18","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/research.cnr.ncsu.edu\/psestudyabroad\/","title":{"rendered":"Paper International Experience"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>About<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Paper International Experience (PIE) program gives junior and senior engineering students the opportunity to develop as well-rounded professionals ready to make significant contributions to industry, their communities, and the world. PIE is a 10 to 14 day biennial trip for paper science and engineering students.<\/p>\n\n\n<aside class=\"floated-spotlight-aside-container wp-block-ncst-spotlight-box has-custombg-two-background-color with-image with-cta\">\n  <div class=\"floated-spotlight-contents\">\n    <a\n    class=\"ncst-content-card wp-block-ncst-spotlight-box has-custombg-two-background-color with-image with-cta\"\n    href=\"https:\/\/research.cnr.ncsu.edu\/psestudyabroad\/\"\n  >\n  \n          <div class=\"content-card__image-container\">\n        <div class=\"content-card__image-background\">\n          <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\"\n            class=\"content-card__image wp-image-769\"\n            alt=\"PIE dinner in Finland 2023\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/research.cnr.ncsu.edu\/psestudyabroad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2024\/11\/PIE-2023-dinner-scaled.jpg\"\n            style=\"aspect-ratio: 16\/9; object-fit: cover; \"\n srcset=\"https:\/\/research.cnr.ncsu.edu\/psestudyabroad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2024\/11\/PIE-2023-dinner-scaled.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/research.cnr.ncsu.edu\/psestudyabroad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2024\/11\/PIE-2023-dinner-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/research.cnr.ncsu.edu\/psestudyabroad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2024\/11\/PIE-2023-dinner-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/research.cnr.ncsu.edu\/psestudyabroad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2024\/11\/PIE-2023-dinner-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/research.cnr.ncsu.edu\/psestudyabroad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2024\/11\/PIE-2023-dinner-1536x2048.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    \n    <div class=\"content-card__text-container\">\n      \n                        <h3 class=\"content-card__headline\">Student Experiences<\/h3>\n              \n\n              \n\t      \t        <p class=\"content-card__teaser\">Read about past experiences in our PIE Journey Archives.<\/p>\n\t      \t    \n              <p class=\"content-card__cta\"><span class=\"text\">Learn More<\/span><span class=\"arrow-indicator\"><svg class=\"wolficon wolficon-arrow-right-bold\" role=\"img\"  aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"#wolficon-arrow-right-bold\">\n\t\t<\/svg><\/span><\/p>\n          <\/div>\n\n  <\/a>\n  <\/div>\n<\/aside>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Participants gain a greater awareness of the global community and unique industry insights. They develop a deeper understanding of the U.S. pulp and paper industry within the global market context. They emerge as better thinkers, better learners, and better engineers through this experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Upcoming Trip<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 2025, we\u2019re going to Brazil! More information will be posted soon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Fundraising<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Students take part in fundraising efforts to help cover their travel expenses. Typically, they raise enough to cover two-thirds of the trip\u2019s cost by the Jan. 31, 2025 deadline. We invite anyone interested in helping them reach their goal to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.givecampus.com\/schools\/NorthCarolinaStateUniversity\/paper-international-experience\/?a=8813051\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.givecampus.com\/schools\/NorthCarolinaStateUniversity\/paper-international-experience\/?a=8813051\">make a gift<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Past Trips <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>China (2007)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Chile (2009)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Brazil (2011)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>China (2013)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Finland (2015)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>China (2017)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Spain (2019)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Finland (2023)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About The Paper International Experience (PIE) program gives junior and senior engineering students the opportunity to develop as well-rounded professionals ready to make significant contributions to industry, their communities, and the world. 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