Intercultural Competence

In this training, participants will learn foundational concepts of culture and the dynamics that influence human interaction and communication. Participants gain insights into general challenges in cross-cultural communication and into approaches to minimise and leverage misunderstanding. In detail, the training looks into the following issues: 

1. Theoretical foundations 

• The concept of culture 

• Culture and communication 

2. Exploring the basics of culture 

• The matter of meaning in social contexts 

3. Cultural and contextual influences on communication and cross-cultural interactions 

• Contextual factors (e.g. stereotypes, prejudices, perception) 

• Cultural factors  

• Cultural identity (sense of belonging) 

4. Leveraging cultural differences 

• Cultural self-awareness 

• Changing perspectives 

• Value squares 

Dates

The course will take place online on 9th (9:00am - 3:30pm) and 10th (9:00am - 12pm) November 2022. Please note that this course is GIGA internal only.

About the lecturer 

Yeliz Yildirim-Krannig is professor for intercultural business communication at HAW Hamburg. In her research she focuses on intercultural encounters in migration societies. She gives intercultural trainings since 2007 in various settings, for example Interculturally competent action in heterogeneous societies (WBS Training AG), Rethinking Interculturality? Perspective Reflexivity in the Context of Immigration in Germany (Dachverband Deutsches Studierendenwerk Berlin), Understanding cultural interactions. Everyday Indo-German intercultural interactions (IISC Bangalor), Intercultural Communication (LEG Thüringen). 

*Please note that the registration period has closed.