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Intercultural competence at HEQAG
Intercultural competence is a continuous and lifelong journey to increase people’s skills in proficiency in intercultural and intracultural knowledge which can improve the ability to work with people from different cultures.
- Effective intercultural communication
- Successful Individuals
- Governance issues
- Cultural sensitivity or cultural awareness
Intercultural competence
What is Intercultural competence?
Intercultural competence is a continuous and lifelong journey to increase people’s skills in proficiency in intercultural and intracultural knowledge which can improve the ability to work with people from different cultures.
Connections
Effective intercultural communication relates to behaviors that culminate with the accomplishment of the desired goals of the interaction and all parties involved in the situation. Appropriate intercultural communication includes behaviors that suit the expectations of a specific culture, the characteristics of the situation, and the level of the relationship between the parties involved in the situation.
Importance
Individuals who are effective and appropriate in intercultural situations display high levels of cultural self-awareness and understand the influence of culture on behavior, values, and beliefs. Cognitive processes imply the understanding of situational and environmental aspects of intercultural interactions and the application of intercultural awareness, which is affected by the understanding of the self and own culture. Self-awareness in intercultural interactions requires self-monitoring to censor anything not acceptable to another culture. Cultural sensitivity or cultural awareness leads the individual to an understanding of how their own culture determines feelings, thoughts, and personality.
Believes
HEQAG believes in intercultural competence as a tool and a way to be open to the world and provides its services to the world.
