Intercultural Competencies

Center for Intercultural Competence

Please keep in mind the time difference between your place and Göttingen. All times indicated are Central European Time (CET).

• Intercultural Invitation Online (3 ECTS/ 2 hours per week)
  ECTS through "Using Portfolio for Reflection on Intercultural Competencies". Download detailed course description here.
  This is a weekly exchange on current intercultural topics, online learning and
  making connections within the effects of COVID-19. These workshop sessions are open to
  all students of all faculty with an interest in learning about intercultural competencies.
  Course number: 4505047
  Lecturer: Alexandra Schreiber
  Dates: Oct 13/20/27 - Nov 03/10/17, 2020, 12 - 13:45 hrs


• Basic Introduction to Intercultural Competence (4 ECTS/ 1 hour per week)
  Download detailed course description here.
  Cultural awareness raising for all students who would like to discuss about
  and interact on different perspectives within intercultural communication. We are looking at
  underlying structures of culture that influence communication and behavior in general and
  in the context of studying at the University of Goettingen.
  Lecturer: Alexandra Schreiber
  1) Course number: 458184
  Dates: Feb 23/25/26 2021, 14 – 17:30 hrs
  2) Course number: 4502561
  Dates: Oct 14/21/28 - Nov 04/11/18/25 2020, 12:15 – 13:45 hrs
  3) Course number: 4506747
  Dates: Jan 13/20/27 2021 - Feb 03/10/17/24 2021, 18:15 – 19:45 hrs


• Intercultural Competence, Arab*-West*ern Cultural Relationships (VE) (4 ECTS/1 hour per week)
  Download detailed course description here.
  This workshop is being conducted as joint classroom format with ISET
  University in Béja/Tunisia and covers current topics around perception, pluralism and
  ambiguity within Arab and Western cultural groups. Students work in international
  intercultural teams around SDG´s and innovation to get to creative problem solving.
  Course number: 4503161
  Lecturer: Jens Scheiner/ Alexandra Schreiber
  Dates: Nov 06/13/27, 2020, 10 – 13:30 hrs


• Working in intercultural teams (6 ECTS/ 1 hour per week)
  Download detailed course description here.
  Intercultural teamwork is taking place nearly everywhere, without someone
  having to leave the country or home town. This workshop examines the effects of
  intercultural communication on team dynamics, cooperation and performance in teams,
  which includes face-to-face and virtual teamwork. (limited space available)
  Course number: 401938
  Lecturer: Alexandra Schreiber
  Dates: Nov 20 2020 and Jan 15, 2021, 10 – 16:00 hrs


• LUPA Intercultural Film & Dialogue, German/English language (3 ECTS/ 1 hour per week)
  ECTS through "Using Portfolio for Reflection on Intercultural Competencies". Download detailed course description here.
  The main topic of LUPA is to present award-winning and thought-provoking
  films and to discuss intercultural topics such as migration, cultural identity, change and
  integration. Accompanying LUPA Workshops create interaction and discussion around
  current topics of LUPA Film.
  Course number: 4504122
  Lecturer: Alexandra Schreiber
  Dates: Dec 07/08, 16:00 - 22:00, Dec 10, 10:00 - 22:00 hrs