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Date added: 2021-08-27

Department of the International Academic Cooperation invites GUT employees to participate in a training on intercultural competences

Department of the International Academic Cooperation invites GUT employees to participate in a training on intercultural competences
There are over 1000 foreign students from more than 60 countries studying at Gdańsk University of Technology. Eeach year a few hundres foreign scientists visit the university. Foreign students and members of the academic staff go to the dean office workers with their problems and issues, or contact other administration units just like their Polish counterparts.  

Are there any misunderstandings between Polish staff employed at the GUT and foreigners resulting from the language barrier or different cultural context? Probably yes, this is what happens when various cultures, systems of values and stereotypes and predudices associated with them meet.  

This is why the Department of International Academic Cooperation would like to invite members of the GUT staff to participate in a training on intercultural competences financed with the means from the National Agency of Academic Exchange (NAWA). The trainees will learn how to communicate better with foreign students and academicians. This will allow us all to handle problems and issues in a better and more efficient way, but also it will ensure that we are all working and learning in a friendly and open environment.  (more about the training). 

Trainer: 
Anna Modrzejewska, certified trainer, multiculturalist and groupwork technician, Head of the Department of the International Academic Cooperation at GUT

Who is the training for?
Administrative staff dealing with foreign students and academicians.

Dates:
The training consists of four meetings, each lasting 4 academic hours. You can choose from 6 available dates:  
1st term: 6, 13, 20 and 27 October 2021
2nd term: 7, 14, 21, 28 October 2021
3rd term: 9, 16, 23 and 30 November 2021
4th term: 10, 17, 24 November and 1 December 2021
5th term: 12, 19, 26 January and 2 February 2022
6th term: 13, 20, 27 January and 3 February 2022

Time:
The meetings will be held within the working hours, from 9:00 to 12:30 (with a coffee break).

Form:
The meetings will be held in groups not exceeding 11 people.

Place:
The meetings will be held in a stationary mode in the conference room at the Hydromechanics building (building no. 11).

Signing up:
To participate in the training, please fill in a short online form.

Applications are accepted until September 20. The assessment of the application form along with the order of placing the application will decide about accepting (limited number of places available).

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