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Intercultural Competence Awareness and Development

Gudrun Paulsdottir, International Strategist Immediate Past President, EAIE TEMPUS IRIS Workshop, June, 19th 2013, Al Qasemi College, Israel

Your Context

• Multicultural environment at home – Is it recognised as such? – Is it recognised as a competence? – Do you use it? – Awareness of students, faculty and staff

• Multicultural with internationalisation – Is that different? – Are they connect?

Intercultural Awareness

• What does it mean? – Respect – Acceptance – Tolerance

• Understanding your own culture • When is it useful? • What is it worth? • To whom is it worth anything?

Discussions around the tables

How do you today pay attention to the intercultural environment?

How do you create awareness of the

competence among students and staff?

The Obligations of HE institutions

• Excellent education • Excellent research • Societal development • Societal responsibility • Relevant education • Prepare students for the job market

– Generic and specific competences

International Strategy

• Institutional commitment • Identified purpose • Key focus areas • Expected outcomes • Facilitation • Motivation • Incentives

The Intercultural Environment

• Do you want it? • What do you want with it?

– Contribution to competence development – The added value of the education you offer – Global citizens – Empoyable graudates

• How can you visualise it for all involved?

Contribution of Internationalisation

• Through: – Mobility

• Faculty • Students

– Joint projects

• Research • Curricula development • Joint – double degrees

Internationalisation at Home

• Internationalisation of the research • Internationalisation of the education • Internationalisation of the campus • Internationalisation of the services • Enhancement of staff competences • Communication • Awareness

Internationalisation at Home

• Internationalisation as a part of knowledge and competence

• For faculty , staff and students • To provide generic competence needed

• Majority of students are non-mobile • Need to obtain same awareness and knowledge

• International students

Internationalisation of Education

• What are we trying to convey • Which perspectives are we putting forward • Choice of literature -authors • Type of education • Different approaches and methods • Role and responsibility of

– Students – Faculty

Role of Faculty

• Advocates of the value • Mixed cultural backgrounds • Guest lecturers • Education taught in the English language

• Internal support structure • Strategic competence development • Language training • Intercultural competence

The how’s

• Intercultural courses • Comparative courses • Inter-university courses • Web based courses • Degree projects • Multidisciplinary courses • Blended learning

Resources

• Initial investment

• Make use of already existing competence – Incoming students – Mixed student population – Staff with different cultural background – Staff with international experiences

For Dinner

• Share intercultural experiences that made an

impact on you. • What did you learn form it? • How do you think you could have been better

prepared? • Would preparation have made a difference?