Recent research undertaken by the British Council among young people shows that the next generation of leaders in Europe, Russia and North America are truly concerned about intercultural issues and how these are aggravated by global mobility.
In response to their concerns the British Council has initiated Intercultural Navigators – a project that aims to deal with the challenges that we face in the multicultural and globalized world.
‘Intercultural Navigators‘ aims to develop groups of future leaders in Europe who can easily ‘navigate’ within and between different cultures – who are aware of their own cultural backgrounds and who are able and open enough to accept, respect and understand other cultures.
The project was launched in 2008 in 11 countries in central and northern Europe. It is a large-scale project that is organised in partnership with a diverse group of institutions and experts working in the area of leadership development and cultural relations from the UK, Europe and Africa.
The project participants will be able to contribute to issues such as the:
To help future leaders successfully engage in these international issues the British Council will organise training in leadership skills and intercultural communication which consists of 4 two-day training modules.
After the training, British Council and its international partners will encourage the project participants to use their gained skills and knowledge in order to develop their own initiatives thus making an impact on positive changes in the local, regional and international level.
‘Intercultural Navigators’ in Latvia
In Latvia project ‘Intercultural Navigators’ is implemented jointly by the Lithuanian and Latvian British Council offices. The Lithuanian and Latvian navigators will constitute a single group during their training stage. In total 20 intercultural navigators from Latvia will be selected.
For further information please contact British Council staff:
About the training -
Ilze Saleniece, British Council Latvia Partnerships and Projects manager
E-mail: ilze.saleniece@britishcouncil.lv; phone: +371 67504107
About the project in overall -
Dace Melbarde, British Council Latvia Country Manager
E-mail: ace.melbarde@britishcouncil.lv; phone: +371 67504102
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