“UNICULTURE – Development of innovative approach for training for university professors to work in the modern, diverse and intercultural environment.”

 

 

 

 

 

Strategic Partnerships for higher education

UniCulture project will provide innovative support for university professors & assistants in the areas of working effectively in an intercultural & cross-cultural (ICC) environment.

 

Aim of the project:
The main aim of UniCulture project is to develop an innovative, holistic and interactive approach for training of university professors & teaching staff to conduct educational process in intercultural & cross-cultural (ICC) environment.

Target Group:
University professors & assistants working  in a diverse and intercultural environment.

Project offer:
The project is going to develop a comprehensive training pack to:

  • raise the awareness of professors & assistants about the need to adopt their teaching styles in line with the diversity of their university environment.
  • develop the competences of the university professors & assistant in intercultural and cross-cultural communication.
  • highlight the importance of adequate intercultural & cross-cultural communication as a mean for better social inclusion of diverse  cultural & vulnerable groups of students.

 

UNICULTURE Training Pack
  • Handbook for teaching staff to develop their personal & professional competencies how to work in ICC environment as well as how to overcome the ethnical stereotypes & prejudices in the educational process. It will guide the professors thought the contemporary approaches, methods and tools in ethno-pedagogy, ethno-psychology & intercultural education.
  • Workbook for teaching staff with practical examples & case studies on how the presented methods & techniques can be applied in everyday life. It will include also interactive tests & exercises to support the teachers in the learning process.
  • Manual for trainers to facilitate the conduction of UniCulture training course.
  • Guide on intercultural communication & social inclusion will provide the link between working in the environment & support the inclusion of vulnerable groups. It will support the social inclusion process in the universities
    The resources will be translated into Bulgarian, Croatian, English, Polish and Romanian.All project outputs will be free for download for all interested users.nclusion process in the universities.
Added Value
UniCulture training pack will be created to support the university professors & assistants` to further develop their social & intercultural competences.

  • It will provide the necessary theoretical and practical knowledge for recognition & application of interactive techniques for various forms of pedagogical interactions in ICC environment.
  • Moreover, UniCulture will enhance the access & active participation of students from vulnerable groups & minorities in the educational & social processes in universities. Thus, it will foster the social inclusion and will enable individuals to address their  discriminatory behaviour.
Planned Activities
  • Seminars and conferences in all partner countries
  • Final International Conference in Brasov, Romania

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Project Partnership

Leader:

  • Universitatea Transilvania din Brasov, Romania

Partners:

  • Buckinghamshire New University, UK
  • Sveuciliste u Zagrebu, Croatia
  • Foundation for the Development of International and Educational Activity – FRAME, Poland
  • Pax Rhodopica Foundation, Bulgaria
Project duration
November 2019 – December 2021

For more information visit: www.uniculture.unitbv.ro

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Contact:
More information about the project:
Adam Gogacz, Phd - adam@gogacz.eu and Marta Kędzia, fundacjaframe@wp.pl     

 

The project has been funded with support from the European Commission.
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