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Global competences: your study abroad portfolio
mail directly to Nadine.Scholz@hs-rm.de
Starting days: 14.3.25: 13.30-15.00 o’clock or 10.4.25: 17.00-18.30 o’clock | Communication days: 15.4.25 and 26.4.25: 13-16 o’clock | Weekly meetings: 25.4.25-26.6.25: 13.30-14.30 o’clock | Reflection day: 14.8.25: 10-14 o’clock
3 CP
Nadine Scholz and Yasmin Hedjri
Are you preparing for your semester abroad (as an Incoming student at HSRM or an Outgoing student from HSRM?
Are you curious about the connection between intercultural competence, mindfulness, and cross-cultural comparison? Do you want to learn how to effectively showcase the personal skills you've developed during your study abroad in job interviews? Do you want to share your personal experience about intercultural encounters with other students in the same situation, compare, discuss and reflect on theories, which try to explain how intercultural competence develops?
This course provides a platform for you to enhance your intercultural, global and professional skills. By reflecting on your personal intercultural experiences alongside fellow international students, we will bring theory into practice. We will explore concepts related to culture, intercultural communication, conflict resolution, and resilience strategies. Additionally, we will examine your unique (multicultural) values and how they shape your identity. Throughout your stay abroad, you will create an interactive portfolio that showcases your personal development. Given that collaborating with individuals from diverse backgrounds—whether remotely or in-person—will likely be a part of your future career, this course aims to enhance your future skill set in many ways.
For the completion of the course, you can earn 3 ECTS- Credits. Please put them on your Learning Agreement. Questions by faculty can be directed to Nadine Scholz directly.
Learning objectives (competences):
After this class, students are able to
- identify and explain fundamental intercultural theories and their significance for personal and professional contexts
- conduct and reflect on cross-cultural comparisons such as e.g. mindfulness, university life, or stereotypes
- develop creative solutions for challenges in intercultural exchange
- articulate, identify and showcase their development of professional skills in the electronic portfolio
- practice presenting and stating their opinion on various topics in a foreign language (English)
- develop communication and empathy skills by acting as buddies for each other