Course description: Living and working in Germany - Intercultural Training for international PhD students and researchers.
To successfully tackle the challenges of multicultural academic and professional life, PhD students and researchers have to be able to manage intercultural situations and possible conflicts effectively.
Designed as an interactive workshop, the Intercultural Training will provide international PhD students and researchers at the University of Rostock with essential cross-cultural skills. Using hands-on exercises and simulations, participants will gain an understanding of values and attitudes in German academic life; identify and analyse their personal approaches to different intercultural challenges and increase their intercultural awareness and competence. The participants will have the opportunity to reflect on their own culture, discuss personal experiences, ask questions and exchange their views with the other participants.
Content: What you can expect from this Intercultural Training? The participants will…
- Sharpen their own cultural perception and develop a broader understanding of different perspectives
- Improve their understanding of the impact of cultural values and attitudes on communication styles
- Gain a better understanding of different communication styles
- Reflect on their experiences with cultural differences in academic life
- Learn to recognise and deal with difficult intercultural communication situations
- Meet other international PhD students and researchers, who share their intercultural experiences
Training Content:
- Culture and cultural differences with a focus on academic life
- Developing intercultural awareness and intercultural competence
- Adapting to a new culture
- Stereotypes and prejudice
- Values and attitudes in German academic life
- Communication styles and language issues
- Cross-cultural management skills
- Good practice for cross-cultural situations at university
Target group: International PhDs, International Post-Docs and International scientists
Date: 13.05.2022 9am-5pm
Location: Room 136 - Parkstraße 6
Organisation: Rostock International House (RIH)
Lecturer: Katja Striegler, IQ Netzwerk Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Registration/Questions: Please let us know via Email until the 9th of May if you want to join!
Participation fee: free of charge
Format: Workshop