This workshop will explore how staff involved in internationalisation can help Gen Z prepare for life in a globalising, diverse and interconnected world. The student community has been affected by the digital age, climate change, a shifting financial landscape and uncertainty globally.

In this workshop, participants will discuss the impact on their academic and emotional capacities, considering how best to understand difficulties and difference to produce a more enriching and successful learning experience. Themes such as competences, attitudes, communication and intercultural knowledge will be explored, with participants reflecting on their own experiences with students, using lived-experience videos from the international community to encourage dialogue.

This workshop will help you:

Gain insight into adaptive and maladaptive ways of dealing with academic challenges in a globally uncertain world
Understand warning signs that indicate risk among students
Increase culturally sensitive skills to prepare graduates for a diverse career globally
Understand and manage emotional processes that enable students to increase self-direction and autonomy

Who is it for?
This workshop is designed for lecturers, international student advisors, study abroad tutors, counsellors and psychologists, supervisors of thesis students and international recruitment officers.

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Speakers

Stephanie Griffiths

Marijke van Oppen