Intercultural And Professional Skills in Student Mobility to Boost Employability

The internationalisation of higher education institutions is mainly focused on mobility programs. Increasingly programs try to improve the intercultural learning of their students through internationalising their curriculum and assessing their intercultural experiences. The purpose of this research...

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Published in:Journal of intercultural communication 2022, Vol.22 (3), p.1-12
Main Authors: Sierra-Huedo, Maria Luisa, Foucart, Jennifer
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
College students
Colleges & universities
Competence
Cooperation
Coping
Culture
Curricula
Employability
Globalization
Higher education
Intercultural communication
Intercultural competence
Knowledge
Learning
Mixed methods research
Mobility
Multicultural teams
Multiculturalism & pluralism
Occupational mobility
Political correctness
Study abroad
Teaching
University students
Work skills
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Summary:The internationalisation of higher education institutions is mainly focused on mobility programs. Increasingly programs try to improve the intercultural learning of their students through internationalising their curriculum and assessing their intercultural experiences. The purpose of this research was to evaluate the acquisition of intercultural competence and professional skills of higher education students during a specific short Erasmus+ mobility program. Thirty-two students came from four different countries and fields of study: Spain, Belgium, France, and China. A specific teaching methodology was used to promote the development of intercultural and professional competencies. A mixed methods approach was developed to collect data. The results showed that the students acquired intercultural competence and important professional skills. They improved their awareness of the importance of working in multicultural teams and settings; for 100% of them, this was just the first step in a developmental process. The participants reflected on their intercultural learning experiences and learned how to reflect and learn about intercultural and professional misunderstandings using coping mechanisms to face these issues.
ISSN:1404-1634
1404-1634
DOI:10.36923/jicc.v22i3.68