Upcoming Event: Train-the-Trainers Workshop with Dr. Darla Deardorff

We are pleased to announce our upcoming Train-the-Trainers Workshop: Advancing Intercultural Work in Business. The workshop will be held on June 16th, 2025, at Langhan’s Gallery in Prague, and will be led one of the leading experts on intercultural competence, Dr. Darla K. Deardorff.

The training is aimed at professionals working in diverse, international environments, HR and marketing teams engaged with foreign nationals, and managers leading international teams. In this interactive session, we will explore various frameworks and tools designed to enhance intercultural competence. As a trainer, you’ll learn to facilitate the renowned UNESCO Story Circles methodology, a proven approach to fostering intercultural understanding. You will collaborate with fellow experts to exchange effective tools and activities that help navigate intercultural interactions, build stronger international teams, and cultivate deeper, more meaningful relationships. You will also leave with a personalized action plan and practical intercultural tools that you can immediately apply in your own professional and personal contexts.

Dr. Darla K. Deardorff, the leader of the workshop, is the UNESCO Chair on Intercultural Competence at Stellenbosch University, a research scholar at Duke University and teaches through Harvard University. She holds faculty appointments around the world, including in Japan, China, and Canada. Deardorff is the founding president of the World Council on Intercultural and Global Competence, a global nonprofit, and has authored/edited 14 books and over 80 articles/chapters.

We are excited to share this opportunity with you and hope you will join us for the event. The link to register can be found here. For additional information about the workshop, click here.

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