In 2012, InterCultur, the consultancy branch of AFS Germany, is organizing two editions of the Summer Academy of Intercultural Experience in cooperation with Karlshochschule International University in Germany and with Karlshochschule International University, University Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), as well as AFS Antarabudaya Malaysia in Malaysia.
The Summer Academies aim at developing applied solutions for intercultural challenges in business and society and is open to anyone aged 18-35 with a demonstrable interest in the field of intercultural communications and management. Primary target groups are undergraduate students and young professionals with a background or interest in intercultural experiences. Participants also need communicative English skills as all courses are taught in English.
In 2010 and 2011, the Summer Academy on Intercultural Experience has already successfully taken place in Karlsruhe. This year’s Summer Academy takes place from July 29th to August 12th, 2012.
The Summer Academy will comprise lectures in three different areas: Intercultural Communication, Intercultural Management and Intercultural Competence. All courses are taught by university lecturers and professors. Qualified trainers with extensive experience in the international and intercultural field will support them during the practical sections of the workshops. This combination of academic resources and the knowhow of AFS represents an innovative, synergetic and applied concept.
Additionally to the academic course program, participants are offered extracurricular activities to fortify their experiences and to learn more about German and European culture. Besides complementary evening lectures by experts in research and economy, the extracurricular activities offer space to reflect on the learned theories and practices.
The Asia-Europe X-Cultural Summer Academy on Intercultural Experience is a two weeks course on Intercultural Learning and will be the first intercultural learning academy in Malaysia. The Academy will take place in Bangi Selagor, Malaysia, from August 27 to September 7, 2012.
The Asia-Europe X-Cultural Summer Academy will focus on intercultural topics with emphasis on Intercultural Communication and Culture and Society with the intention of fostering the intercultural understanding between European and Asian students.
The Academy will comprise lectures on acquisition of intercultural competence as well as on intercultural trainings. All the courses will have complementary workshop sessions with theoretical and practical content offered by lecturers and trainers which are experts with large experience in international environments. Lecturers and trainers will come from Europe and Asia to create a remarkable intercultural classroom learning experience.