Welcome to show 216 of our podcast “absolutely intercultural” which is the second of a series of “Erasmus podcasts” to celebrate and highlight the 30th anniversary of this “mother of all student exchange programs”. In this episode we are going to hear from the three participants of the program sharing their dearest experiences and stories … Continue reading Absolutely Intercultural 216 +++ Erasmus 30 Anniversity +++ Practical Teaching +++ Study Abroad

At the end of May I attended the SIETAR congress in Dublin, Ireland, which was all about cultural dexterity for turbulent times. Welcome to show 215 of Absolutely Intercultural which today features three of the speakers from the Congress. Plus I was there to talk about the culture of sustainability absolutely dextrous SIETAR stands for the … Continue reading SIETAR +++ Cultural Mentor +++ Sustainability +++ Absolutely Intercultural 215

Welcome to this special episode dedicated to the 30th Anniversary of the European Erasmus Program. In today’s episode we are going to hear from three participants of the program sharing their experiences and stories about how they decided to leave their comfort zones and made a bold move to internationalise themselves. Listen to the the … Continue reading Absolutely Intercultural 214 +++ Erasmus 30 +++ Teaching Staff Mobility +++ Study Abroad

In show 212 we’ll be taking you to Russia and India as well as hearing about the global importance of the family unit. How do foreigners react to India? According to Line Mark Rugholt, a Danish intercultural consultant, it can vary widely. And what is the smallest social unit? Anne von Laufenberg Beermann lets us … Continue reading India +++ Russia +++ ProfESus +++ IFHE +++ Absolutely Intercultural 212 +++

Where in the world can you get one hectare of land for free and retire 5 years earlier than the rest of your countrymen? What would it be like to do scientific fieldwork in North Korea? Welcome to Show 211 of Absolutely Intercultural, the podcast about all things intercultural. My name’s Anne Fox and this … Continue reading Russia +++ sanctions +++ Diversophy +++ N Korea +++ Absolutely Intercultural 211 +++

In today’s podcast we hear from Dennis Rayuschkin, a RheinAhrCampus student  from Kazakhstan who tells us about his cultural backround and his integration efforts. Then we listen to to Dr. Wendy Spinks, who will explain some differences she has noticed between the German and Australian cultures. In our third part, we listen to Javier Chapa … Continue reading Absolutely intercultural 209 +++ Stereotypes +++ Different cultures +++ New in Germany? +++ Refugees +++

In this show we will be talking about the UK referendum to leave the EU and some of the consequences it has had. Many of the people that the referendum result would affect most did not have a vote and we talked to two of those. Once the result was announced there were reports about … Continue reading Brexit +++ EU referendum +++ citizenship test +++ Absolutely Intercultural 208 +++

The theme of this show is Palestine from two very different perspectives. We’ll be talking about the challenges faced by a stateless Palestinian, Nizar, who, while already a refugee in Syria, was forced to flee the war and ended up once again as a refugee in Denmark. We’ll also be hearing about a joint project … Continue reading Palestine +++ EAST Project +++ Glasgow +++ Gaza +++ refugees in Denmark +++ Absolutely Intercultural 207 +++

Let’s play and learn. In this show we’ll be playing games and music and I’ll be announcing a new course if you are a teacher of adults in a diverse classroom and there’s news of an additional podcast episode coming in September, off-plan and in Danish. Thank you to all those of you who have … Continue reading Diversophy +++ George Simons +++ Cultural Infusion +++ Joko’s World +++ Absolutely Intercultural 205 +++

I denne podcast har jeg snakket med Nizar fra Syrien på engelsk. absolutely Danish Here is the third and last edition of our one-off series of shows that are absolutely Danish exploring more about migrants and refugees in Denmark. This one is in English, by the way. I den sidste podcast i serien ”Kære dansker” … Continue reading Kære dansker 3: I am human