This interdisciplinary course introduces the concept of intercultural awareness within international contexts such as the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC). Multicultural societies are more and more common nowadays. We live in a society where members from very different cultural backgrounds share and coexist in the same space. When we try to turn these spaces into more liveable ones, we need to make use of our intercultural skills to acknowledge cultural differences. What ways can help to make the use of these skills more effective? Are the nations of the ASEAN region interculturally ready for their role as economic and cultural world hubs? And most importantly, are there ways in which intercultural awareness can be taught or developed explicitly to help in this mission? Can we develop learning strategies in this regard? In this course, you will learn about the concept of intercultural matters within international environments. In this process, we will focus our attention on the development of learning strategies to anticipate interculturally challenging situations. The contexts given will be related to some of the topics APEC is dealing with within their 2020 and 2021 agenda. This course will fit students from all specialities interested in international and multilateral institutions or any other context where intercultural skills in real-life contexts are necessary. Therefore, prospective students will be provided with the opportunity to understand and interact with the members of the APEC Secretariat in Singapore in fieldwork activities such as interviews and talks by specialist guest from the field, the organisation of a workshop at the end of the course or even to be the candidate for one of the internship opportunities at the Secretariat in Singapore.
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