Course Description
Global competence is an emerging term to describe a set of knowledge, skills, values, and attitudes that enable us to thrive in today’s interconnected, uncertain world, where isolated knowledge of certain school subjects is not enough for our students to make the most of their talent and lead a happy, fulfilling life.
In this highly interactive course, participants will explore topics such as:
- culture and identity;
- differences in values and communication styles and how to bridge them;
- 21st century skills;
- the UN Sustainable Development Goals and how to teach them;
- PISA’s definition of global competence and why measuring it might matter;
- ways to incorporate global competence in your own lessons regardless of the subject you teach.
The international nature of the course helps underline the importance of global competence and learn first-hand how we all bring different backgrounds to a situation and how we can overcome arising difficulties.
As befitting the 21st century, expect guidance and cooperation more than lectures and passive consumption of pre-digested knowledge. Your experience matters just as much as anybody else’s!
The course will be shaped by participants’ needs including their subjects, and the age groups they each work with.
Objectives
As a participant, I will
- reflect on my own culture and identity, and on how I can help my students understand these concepts;
- relate to other cultures first-hand and deepen my intercultural understanding;
- develop awareness of how cultures / communication styles can clash, and what methods can help to deal with the arising conflict;
- understand the concept of global competence and start thinking of how to incorporate its development into my own teaching practice;
- be better equipped to help my students become globally competent;
- create a lesson plan/project plan relating to my own teaching context.
Target Group
This course is designed for educators of all levels as well as individuals interested in the topic.
Learning Outcomes
This course employs a practical, interactive methodology to build global competence. Participants explore intercultural communication through activities like analyzing the cultural iceberg and reflecting on personal biases. Hands-on tasks include engaging with the PISA global competence framework, incorporating the UN Sustainable Development Goals into lessons, and creating tailored teaching materials. The course features a mix of discussions, collaborative brainstorming, and project-based learning, allowing participants to adapt strategies to their teaching context while reflecting on their week’s progress and future applications.
Learning Programme and Tasks
TBC
Dates and Prices
| Language level: | English B1 and above* |
| Locations: | Budapest (Hungary) |
| Time: | 9 AM to 2:30 PM daily (extracurricular activities outside of learning activities) |
| Dates: | Budapest: 30 June - 4 July 2025, 18-22 August 2025 (5 days, 25 lessons) |
| Price: | €430 (5 days) - including an extracurricular activity and a welcome lunch or dinner |
*The language of the course is English, linguistic aid may be provided for speakers of Hungarian with lower language abilities.
Conditions
The course complies with all rules as set in the Quality Standards of the Erasmus+ program. Extracurricular activities are in addition to the lessons, and study groups are international. Note: should the latter condition not be met, participants will be informed 40 days in advance.
Payment facilities: participants with funding from the actual year’s project budget may ask to request a deposit of EUR 100 to guarantee their places on the course and pay the rest of the fees later.
It is possible to take part in 2 consecutive courses, please book both separately. A price reduction of 15% will be applied.
