The workshop is being organised within the project: ‘At the Crossroads of Cultures - Taking Action to Build Intercultural

Dialogue’ co-financed by the European Fund for the Integration of Third Country Nationals and the state budget.

Training Schedule: Intercultural Workshops for Students

European Solidarity Centre (Europejskie Centrum Solidarności) - room nr 4 (III p.)

Plac Solidarności 1, Gdańsk

21 April – Day I

9:30-10:00 Integration

10:00-10:30 Questionnaire survey of general cultural competence

Participants will evaluate their knowledge of and attitudes to intercultural contact.

After the workshops have finished, participants will again complete the test in order

to check their knowledge of the presented material.

10:00-13:00 Adaptation strategies – theories and exercises

Becoming aware of the degree of cultural prejudices and determining ways

of coping with cultural differences in everyday life.

13:00-13:30 Lunch break

13:30-16:00 Culture and cultural differences – theories and exercises

This section is designed to familiarize participants with cultural dimensions. This

knowledge is essential for building cultural awareness, and then applying it

in practice.

16:00-16:30 Summary

22 April – Day II

9:30-10:30 Reflections after the first day

10:00-13:00 Cultural differences in practice

Work in intercultural teams – how culture can affect teamwork. Broadening

knowledge on the subject of cultural dimensions, stereotypes and prejudices,

as well as understanding their influence on intercultural cooperation.

13:00-13:30 Lunch break

13:30-16:00 Practical communication tools at the crossroads of cultures

Practising skills that promote cooperation in a multicultural environment, as well as

copings skills in difficult intercultural situations.

16:00-16:30 Summary