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The Center for Intercultural Learning (CIL)

Our specific aims

  • promotion of communication and exchange between students with multinational backgrounds
  • encouragement and stimulation for active discussion
  • development of a profound understanding of cultural differences and community evoked by encounter
  • rising awareness of  own cultural standards and behavior patterns
  • improvement of communication skills and capacities for acting in intercultural situations
  • learning about interculturality and diversity
  • dealing with tolerance
  • training the participants’ shift in perspective
  • gaining insights into the cultures of other participants