Cultural programming and Global Citizenship

Mrs. Leen De Boom Senior lecturer of Intercultural Communication Artevelde University of Applied Sciences Ghent, Belgium Educational programme of Office management Faculty of Business and Management	Mr. Christopher Denis-Delacour Vice-Dean & Doctor of Philosophy Hoa Sen University Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Faculty of Foreign Languages

OBJECTIVES:

• The student reflects on how cultural differences impact his own communication, behaviour and approach and that of others;
• The student co-operates efficiently and constructively in a multidisciplinary, diverse and intercultural professional environment both with colleagues and stakeholders nationally and internationally, thus helping to create such an environment.
• Starting from a concrete question arising from within the company or organization gathering autonomously and in a planned fashion data relevant to the question. To analyze these data critically, to select and process them while using the skills of evaluating, synthesizing, reporting and presenting.

✔ In Hofdstede’s definition “Culture is the collective programming of the human mind”, the word ‘collective’ stands for group.

✔ To which ‘collectives’ or groups do you belong?​ Tell each other who you are and which groups you belong to. For example: family, friends, your neighbourhood, the cities or countries you have lived in, your previous schools, sports clubs, hobby clubs/study clubs you belong to, the friends you made through those clubs. Do you belong to a religious organization? …

There are several approaches to ​Global Citizenship​. They roughly share these competencies:

• An attitude​: for understanding multiple identities and collective identity. Intercultural sensitivity – to have empathy, solidarity and respect for diversity.
• Knowledge and cognitive skills​: On global issues and universal values – to think critically and creatively about global, regional, national and local issues and see the interconnectedness. To have a multi-perspective approach.
• Non-cognitive skills and behaviour​: social skills, communication skills and aptitudes for networking.
• To act ​collaboratively​ for the collective good at ​local, national and global​ levels for a more ​peaceful​ and ​sustainable​ world.