intercultural competence in Higher Education

An interview with Russell Harlow, Head of Global Resourcing, TMA World An issue that appears to be recurrent in the intercultural field has to do with the fact that efforts being made at the academic level are somehow not translating into visible outcomes in terms of intercultural competence. Do you see a disconnect between academia […]

An interview with Dr Pia Stalder, Associate Professor of Intercultural Management, HEIG-VD, Yverdon I believe you have a new spin to share on how empirical research could shift its focus to address ICC and the benefits it could bring to the research. Can you tell me a bit more about it? In most – empirical […]

An interview with Daniel Glinz, Senior Coach and Trainer, cinfo, Biel What would you say are some specific shortfalls in the way intercultural competence/communication is taught in higher education?  If we want to efficiently develop intercultural communication competence, we need to do it in a holistic way. This means that we have to get out […]

An interview with Professor Helen Spencer-Oatey, Professor at the Centre for Applied Linguistics The University of Warwick. There seems to be a focus on on-boarding programs as the surest way of embedding intercultural competence in students in higher education. Is this a foolproof method or should we begin to look internally for other ways students […]

An interview with Pesche Eigenmann, International Relations Officer at the Bern University of Applied Sciences. In 2014 the Bern University of Applied Sciences began offering the Certificate of Global Competence to its students. The aim of this certificate is to provide students with “excellent preparation for a professional future in a globalized context”. What do […]

An interview with Dr Annie Cottier, Program Manager for the Mentoring Intercultural Learning through Study Abroad; MILSA, The University of Bern Dr Cottier is also the International Delegation Visits Coordinator at the University. Our conversation centered around how the MILSA program is fostering intercultural competence amongst students. What is the nature of engagements you have […]

An interview with Pauline Starrenberger, Student at the University of Fribourg Pauline Starrenberger was the “student voice” on the panel. She is currently pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Education Sciences and French as a Foreign Language at the University of Fribourg.  Before this, she spent a year in the US on an au pair program […]