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Building Intercultural Competence in International Education

Intercultural Competence in International Education
07 Aug 2024, Sydney
Description
A highly interactive in-person workshop designed for international education professionals seeking to enhance their intercultural competence
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In collaboration with Value Learning, we are offering a full-day highly interactive workshop designed for international education professionals seeking to enhance their intercultural competence. Whether you have direct contact with international students or staff, having cultural sensitivity and awareness is key in effective communication and successful collaboration within the international education community.

This workshop introduces key elements of intercultural competence including concepts of culture, cultural self awareness, value dimensions, communication styles, teaching and learning across cultures and activities that can be applied in diverse environments.

Program

Wednesday 7 August  9:00am - 4:00pm AEST

9:00am  Arrival and registrations
9:30am
  • Foundation of intercultural competence and its relevance for international education
  • Concept of culture and cultural identity
  • Layers of culture and identity intersections
11:00am  Morning Tea 
11:30am
  • Value dimensions across cultures
  • Intercultural communication styles
1:00pm  Lunch 
1:45pm 
  • Navigating conflict in diverse context
  • Activities and techniques to navigate intercultural situations
4:00pm  Evaluation and closing

Audience

The workshop is targeted at professional and academic staff working across a broad range of roles in international education, including:

  • Management
  • Student Services
  • Teaching and Learning
  • Marketing and Recruitment
  • Learning Abroad and Exchange

Outcomes

At the end of the workshop, you will be able to:

  • define intercultural competence
  • identify and apply key skills, knowledge and attitudes needed for intercultural competence
  • describe the different layers of culture and how values and beliefs shape the way we see the world
  • identify and adapt to a variety of communication styles across cultures
  • build capability to enhance the international student experience
  • gain a variety of activities and techniques to suspend judgement in an intercultural situation

 
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Aerial UTS Function Centre
Level 7, Building 10
Sydney
07 Aug 2024
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Event Speakers

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Frances Baxter, IEAA-AF

Executive Director
Value Learning (Intercultural Specialists)

Frances Baxter is an intercultural educator who has designed and facilitated learning programs for business, volunteers, students, and educators across Australia and in a diverse range of countries worldwide. Over the last decade she has designed and managed government funded projects including the Australia-Indonesia Youth Exchange Program for DFAT, and the Victorian Young Leaders Programs to China, India and Indonesia on behalf of the Victorian Department of Education, Global Competence for IES Abroad for University students in Japan. Fran is a qualified administrator of a range of intercultural assessment tools including the Intercultural Effectiveness Scale, Intercultural Development Inventory (IDI), GlobeSmart, Global Competence Inventory (GCI) and the Inclusive Behaviours Inventory (IBI).
Marcela Lapertosa

Director of Education
Value Learning (Intercultural Specialists)

Marcela Lapertosa is a Cross-Cultural Psychologist with a passion for fostering intercultural understanding. Marcela is also an intercultural facilitator and trainer who has travelled the world providing intercultural learning training and coaching to students, host families, volunteers, executives, and educators. Marcela led the development of multiple intercultural learning curricula to enhance study abroad experiences including the AFS Global Competence Certificate (GCC), a blended learning program for 18+ study abroad participants. Marcela has designed and managed government funded projects including the Australia-Indonesia Youth Exchange Program for DFAT, and the Victorian Young Leaders Programs to China, India and Indonesia on behalf of the Victorian Department of Education. She is on the executive team for the World Council on Intercultural and Global Competence and she is a former faculty at the Summer Institute for Intercultural Communication.

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Building Intercultural Competence in International Education

A highly interactive in-person workshop designed for international education professionals seeking to enhance their intercultural competence

In collaboration with Value Learning, we are offering a full-day highly interactive workshop designed for international education professionals seeking to enhance their intercultural competence. Whether you have direct contact with international students or staff, having cultural sensitivity and awareness is key in effective communication and successful collaboration within the international education community.

This workshop introduces key elements of intercultural competence including concepts of culture, cultural self awareness, value dimensions, communication styles, teaching and learning across cultures and activities that can be applied in diverse environments.

Program

Wednesday 7 August  9:00am - 4:00pm AEST

9:00am  Arrival and registrations
9:30am
  • Foundation of intercultural competence and its relevance for international education
  • Concept of culture and cultural identity
  • Layers of culture and identity intersections
11:00am  Morning Tea 
11:30am
  • Value dimensions across cultures
  • Intercultural communication styles
1:00pm  Lunch 
1:45pm 
  • Navigating conflict in diverse context
  • Activities and techniques to navigate intercultural situations
4:00pm  Evaluation and closing

Audience

The workshop is targeted at professional and academic staff working across a broad range of roles in international education, including:

  • Management
  • Student Services
  • Teaching and Learning
  • Marketing and Recruitment
  • Learning Abroad and Exchange

Outcomes

At the end of the workshop, you will be able to:

  • define intercultural competence
  • identify and apply key skills, knowledge and attitudes needed for intercultural competence
  • describe the different layers of culture and how values and beliefs shape the way we see the world
  • identify and adapt to a variety of communication styles across cultures
  • build capability to enhance the international student experience
  • gain a variety of activities and techniques to suspend judgement in an intercultural situation

 
When
7/08/2024 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
AUS Eastern Standard Time
Where
Aerial UTS Function Centre Level 7, Building 10 235 Jones St, Ultimo Sydney, NSW 2007 AUSTRALIA
Registration
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Last day to register is 1/08/2024

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  6. Choose the registration options for each individual.
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  8. Proceed to checkout to complete your registration.