HRA spotlight – Intercultural Awareness for International Collaboration

Effective collaboration with scientists from diverse and versatile cultural backgrounds, disciplines and mindsets is not an easy task but a challenging one. Various understandings and perspectives on commitments provide special challenges for research, teaching and supervision in international groups. At the same time collaboration with professionals having different educational backgrounds makes the gap of understanding even bigger. The special circumstances of the pandemic and its distance communication brings additional impact in cross-cultural communication and collaboration.

This HRA spotlight provides insights, tips, and experience exchange about intercultural communication in research, supervision, and international collaboration.

Contents

• Challenges of research, teaching and (online) supervision in scientific cross-cultural work environments
• Cross-cultural communication – how to bring your message across in low and high context
• Culturally reflective skills– intercultural role awareness and experience exchange

Focus Topic: This event takes place as part of this year’s focus topic “Networking”.

HRA Spotlight: The Hamburg Research Academy offers regular short information sessions on topics central to the doctoral and the postdoctoral career phase. Experts provide basic information and answer your questions.

This event is open to all HRA target groups. However, the content is geared to the needs of the listed target groups. Participation is free of charge, prior registration is requested. For further information please read the conditions of participation.