INTERCULTURAL COMPETENCE - PROJECT PILLAR 3
Cultures ARE different not just between continents or nations but additionally within the same company and in some cases within the exact same family. The differences may be ethical, ethnic, physical, historical, moral, politics, or religious. The normal requirements for intercultural competence are empathy, a knowledge of other individuals behaviors and options for thinking, and a chance to express one’s own way of thinking.
We IncOurage our students to acquire transcultural competence. In today´s world it is of supreme importance to gain cultural knowledge to find your w around and to master difficult situations in foreign countries.
Curriculum for Transcultural competence
Modul 1 - 2
What is transultural competence and why do we need it?
Transcultural: involving, encompassing, or extending across two or more cultures
Forms of adaptation
Modul 3 – 4
Living together in different types of societies
Difference between collective and individualist societies
Modul 5 – 6
The influence of migration on religion and faith
Cultural differences in behaviour, food and the role of the family, the importance of education, training and profession
Modul 7 -8
The influence of language and language competence on living in a society
The aspect of meculture of origindia consumption and the influences of the culture of origin
Modul 9-10
Business Behaviour, Dos and Don´ts in different countries
Modul 11 – 12
Economic influences on a society and consequences that result from that
