reviewed by Dr. George Simons When it comes to Africa, my school geography and history classes fail me entirely. So, the opportunity to read and review Benoît Thery’s latest book delightfully filled a lingering desire to illuminate the darkest corner of my interculturalist’s mind. I suspect that I am also not alone in the profession […]
Within Sietar, we know the power and value of intercultural knowledge and skills. We believe intercultural knowledge is beneficial to everyone working, living or making decisions internationally. Unfortunately, this belief is not universal, and many fail to see the importance of our field of expertise. Who are our supporters? Who are the non-believers and the […]
An Interview with Arjan Verdooren By Eva-Maria Hartwich What started your interest in intercultural issues? It’s difficult to mention one specific experience, but I guess it had to do with how I grew up. I was raised in a suburb of Amsterdam with people of over 150 nationalities. In primary school, I was at one […]
SIETAR France President Linda Vignac and SIETAR Switzerland President Anne-Claude Lambelet, speak at Université de Bourgogne’s “Intercultural Career Opportunities » Day on the Future of the Profession on March 17th, 2017 Sharing is caring
“Mentoring is a new adaptation of the age-old concept of reciprocity practiced by all cultures. Usual reciprocal practices are implicit, whereas the mentoring contract makes the agreements explicit.” Elaina Zuker In this spirit, SIETAR Switzerland is launching a mentoring program to assist its members with their professional development. Interested in hearing more? Think this may […]
This was the theme of the talk Linda Vignac, President of SIETAR France, and I recently gave at the University of Bourgogne’s ‘Career Opportunities in the Intercultural Sector’ seminar. The audience were participants in the Master of Arts in Intercultural Management program, plus their course leader Alex Frame; interculturalist George Simons; other presenters, including Dr […]
When Stefan Kammhuber and I sat down for our interview, he had just returned from a trip to Russia. I took it for a good sign. We had never met before that October morning, but we already had one thing in common besides our profession – our appreciation of St. Petersburg. By the end of […]
When I was eight years old, my grandma used to tell me, “If you are a naughty girl, one day you’ll go to a conference called SIETAR, this one will take place in Valencia, a beautiful city, and there they will offer plenty of very interesting workshops and you’ll be frustrated because you will manage […]
