The Larger Picture – international and intercultural
The International Office offers intercultural continuing education courses to all members of the University of Münster. These are specifically designed to strengthen one's ability to navigate intercultural issues during one's studies, on the job and in private life.
Cultural diversity is a given in our lives and intercultural competence an essential skill. But what is cultural diversity, what is intercultural competence – and what is culture anyway?
In this workshop, we will address these and other questions and look at ways of dealing with cultural diversity. We will focus in particular on how cultural diversity is dealt with at universities and will explore aspects of working in multicultural teams. An important part of this workshop will be the reflection on our own experiences and our own individual boundaries.
When: 9 a.m. s.t. to 4 p.m., 23.05.2025 + 20.06.2025
Where: R. 56, Botanicum, Schlossgarten 3
Course Language: English
Registration: open until 09.04.2025
Cultural Diversity characterises our everyday lives. But what is culture? What cultures do we experience? And to which cultures does everyone of us belong? After exploring the definition of culture, this workshop addresses cultural diversity in Germany (people with migration background, people with disabilities, young and old people, etc.).
When: 9 a.m. s.t. to 4 p.m., 09.05.2025 + 06.06.2025
Where: R. 56, Botanicum, Schlossgarten 3
Course Language: German
Registration: open until 09.04.2025
Working with international students and in a multicultural team has become part of everyday life at Münster University. However, due to culturally different ideas, e.g. about gender roles, status or communication, misunderstandings can quickly arise that make working together difficult. In the workshop, action strategies for everyday work and life will be developed, with the help of which cooperation in an international context at the University of Münster or during a stay abroad can be more successful.
When: 2025, exact date to be determined
Where: R. 56, Botanicum, Schlossgarten 3
Course Language: German or English
Registration: open
The cultural diversity in society is also reflected in everyday working life at the University of Münster and social issues such as diversity, intercultural opening (Interkulturelle Öffnung) and dealing with racism are also becoming increasingly relevant.
The 10 modules in the professional training series "Shaping diversity – Intercultural competence at the university" help staff and instructors develop personal strategies for engaging in intercultural situations at the workplace. Participants are given the opportunity to deal intensively with various aspects of cultural diversity and learn how they can promote this cultural diversity in the interests of successful cooperation.
Building on intercultural awareness (modules 1-4), participants can select from modules 5-10 those they consider relevant to their everyday work. Those who have already completed the workshop "Working successfully in an international context" can go straight into modules 5-10.
Modules 1-4: Intercultural Awareness 1+2, Working in a Multicultural Team, Conflict Resolution Strategies in an Intercultural Context
Modules 5-8: Intercultural Mediation, Cultural Diversity in Society, Dealing with Discrimination and Racism, Intercultural Opening ("Interkulturelle Öffnung")
Modules 9-10: Teaching Intercultural Competence in the Classroom
Where: R. 56, Botanicum, Schlossgarten 3
Course Language: German