Welcome to EU-US Atlantis Intercultural Competence Networking Event 21 November 2011 Professor Helen Higson

Why this is important to Aston Diversity Student Staff Employability Intercultural awareness; global citizenship

Students Induction Classroom EMM + other joint degrees Erasmus Erasmus Mundus EU-US Atlantis

Staff Training PG Cert Top international research ABS LSS InterLanD

Crossing Boundaries: Aston's Year of Ethnicity & Culture The University is made up from a diverse mix of students, staff, partners and stakeholders Celebrating the diversity of our Community and launching projects aimed at accelerating equality of opportunity and promoting intercultural competency at Aston ‘It’s on the Meter’ – fundraising initiative in an attempt to break the Guinness World Record for the longest taxi journey in history 3 continents; 39 countries; 50,000km; one 19-year-old London Black Cab Start in London, 17 February 2011 – expected arrival in Sydney, 10 December 2011

Crossing Boundaries: Aston's Year of Ethnicity & Culture

EU-US Atlantis Excellence in Mobility Project Cross Cultural Training for US and EU Students (CROCUS) Objectives: Development of the most effective means of preparing students to study at an institution overseas, and of integrating students from overseas into the life of the host institution Consideration of course equivalency between US and EU HEIs, and the difficulty of translating credits and grades from one institution to another Consideration of how the study abroad period leads to greater independence in students Development of curricula which reflect transatlantic ethos and create global understanding Development of innovative intercultural training/learning methodologies to help students develop as effective global managers