INTERCULTURAL AND MULTICULTURAL CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS OF THE FACULTY OF REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES
INTERCULTURAL AND MULTICULTURAL CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS OF THE FACULTY OF REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES

Summary/Abstract: This article aims to analyze the impact of implementation of projects in developing countries in the context of teaching students majoring in International Studies at increasing knowledge and competencies. With regards to increasing the level of understanding of intercultural and multicultural approaches in the process of refinement of the content of courses focused on regional development and sustainability and furthermore with focus on their theses. Development of the study program International Territorial Studies and knowledge of students is developed through a process of theses as well as by implemented projects in international internships. Students and supervising teachers participated on international travels within the projects NIKAZAM a SID in the years 2008 - 2014. The proposals that emerged from the analysis clearly demonstrated the positive impact on the expertise of students, not only in professional issues, but also in language training and skills preparation and implementation of various development projects. At the same time predictions about the need to increase the number of hours of courses leading to intercultural communication competence were confirmed. The total number of 96 students participated in the implementation of projects in the framework of international internships, specifically with 48 projects in 8 countries. The discovery of knowledge development test was used for humanitarian and developmental skills (HAT), which was aimed at testing expertise, project management knowledge and language skills.

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