20-23/5/2015- "UNI&NFL Developing Intercultural Competence” Seminar (Konstancin - Jeziorna , Poland)

The seminar is a further step of the long-term five country project “Among Others” which aims at exploring how non-formal methods can be used to enhance and develop intercultural competence in higher education. Objectives of the project are: to introduce non-formal education and international cooperation into higher education; to develop intercultural competence of future youth workers and teachers to improve the quality of youth work and to encourage the use of Erasmus+ Youth Programme in working with young people.

Workshops developing intercultural competence of University students are, or will be, delivered at national level in Poland, United Kingdom, Ireland, Hungary and Czech Republic.

Objectives of the seminar are:

• To evaluate the Among Others/UNI&NFL project
• To share the concepts, contents and outcomes of national project activities
• To explore new approaches to developing Intercultural Competence at European and global level
• To promote and encourage the use of Erasmus+ Youth as a tool to develop Intercultural Competence
• To further develop the co-operation between non-formal education and higher education

Target group of the seminar:

• Trainers involved in the national project activities (Among Others/UNI&NFL)
• Staff of Higher Education Institutions interested in the development of Intercultural Competence and use of non-formal methods
• Trainers and facilitators involved in developing Intercultural Competence in non-formal education and higher education
• NA representatives/Coordinators

Applicants should be available to actively attend the full duration of the seminar, motivated to prepare themselves before the seminar, should be minimum 18 years old and should be able to communicate and work in English.

This seminar is open for the residents of the Erasmus+ Programme Countries (participants from Czech Republic, Hungary, Ireland, Poland and UK will be given priority).

Date & venue
- From 20 to 23 May 2015 (participants are expected to arrive on the 20 May before 16:30; departures are planned on the 23 May after lunch).
- The seminar will take place in Konstancin-Jeziorna (in the neighbourhood of Warsaw), Poland.

Πηγή: http: www.salto-youth.net