Are you ready to expand your horizons and prepare yourself for a truly global future? In the minor Building Intercultural Bridges: working in a multicultural context, you’ll dive into the fascinating world of cultural diversity and explore its many dimensions—identity, migration, integration, globalization, cultural conflicts, image formation, and intercultural communication. These are not just abstract concepts—they’re hot topics in today’s political and social debates that directly impact workplaces everywhere.
Why does this matter to YOU? Because as an HBO professional, developing intercultural expertise (Global Citizenship) isn’t just a bonus—it’s a necessity to build bridges between different groups of people in today’s interconnected society and workplace.

What makes this minor stand out?
You’ll be working on two assignments:
1. your own creative assignment on an intercultural subject of your choice: for example a documentary, podcast, social media campaign, etc.

YOU decide the topic that resonates with your interests and career goals and, based on research, produce a product of your choice to showcase that.

2. your own project on a topic within cultural diversity: to contribute to awareness and/or participation around cultural diversity locally or internationally.

Collaborate with students from different fields on a project of your choice with members of (intercultural) communities. For example organize a vibrant food-event by and with neighbourhood / international inhabitants to create connections with each other. Imagine this: as a social work student, you’ll bridge divides and foster meaningful connections between diverse communities. As an arts student, you’ll design an eye-catching and culturally inspired concept for the food-event. And as an intercultural communication student, you’ll craft innovative and accessible ways to inform and engage local residents.

Guided by Experts: Due to the personalized nature of this minor, you’ll be closely supported by experienced coaches in the field of cultural diversity and intercultural communication.

Experiences of students:
“I liked the idea of having more freedom in your assignment and being able to be creative with it.” (Student iArts)
“I thought it was very interesting because we had never done something like that before.” (Student European Studies)
“Made me more motivated and excited to work on it because it was more fun due to involving own interests.” (Student Social Work)

Ready to take on this challenge? Join us in Building Intercultural Bridges: working in a multicultural context and discover how cultural diversity can open doors to exciting new opportunities in your career as highly educated professional !

1. Explore and broaden intercultural topics in a broad perspective through theory, experiences and practice in an interdisciplinary minor.
2. Be able to explore intercultural issues: local and/or global.
3. Understand and appreciate the perspectives and worldviews of others.
4. Being able to have open, adapted and effective interactions between people from different cultural backgrounds.
5. Being able to act actively to improve the work setting in the field of cultural diversity.

Target groups: All study programmes

Description of meetings: Interactive workshops, coach groups lectures, guest lectures

Contact hours (+/- 80): fixed contact times during the week

The portfolio (15 EC, minimum 5,5) is based on:

Creative assignment

• A free – creative – assignment on an intercultural topic of your choice. For example, it could be in the form of a podcast, a short documentary, a video, a journalistic piece, a research assignment. 

 Participation in educational activities

• Participation in and reflect on workshops, guest lectures, social activitiesand possibly an excursion.

Own contribution project

• Based on your own proposal, we expect you to develop a small project regarding a topic within the theme of cultural diversity.

Onderwijsactiviteiten en studiemateriaal zijn in het Engels. Communicatie met de coach en beroepsproducten (assignments) mogen in het Nederlands zijn.

Meewerkende opleidingen of instanties: Lectoraat Global Minds @ Work, Academie Internationale Communicatie en Talen, Academie Sociaal Werk.

Educational activities and study materials are in English.