U4 Career Services Staff Training: 2nd Workshop in Göttingen

The second workshop in the course of the first U4 staff training for career professionals at U4 universities successfully took place in Göttingen from 22 to 23 September 2016. The event was organised by the Career Service of the Student and Academic Services Department and the Career Service Unit of the GGNB.

The meeting dealt with international specifics, focusing on three main aspects: intercultural competencies, adaptation of consultation sessions and promotion of integration in the host culture.

Theory and practice of intercultural interaction, case studies on intercultural communication in academic career services and counseling, as well as a presentation about recruitment of international personnel were part of the training. Additionally, the accompanying peer-learning format already established in Uppsala was adapted to the participants’ needs by forming new thematic intervision groups. Those teams took into account the different target groups addressed by career professionals, namely Bachelor and Master students versus PhD students and postdoctoral researchers. The groups are meeting virtually between the face-to-face workshops.