Today marks The International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia. The reason it’s marked on May 17th is because that was the day - only back in 1990 - when the World Health Organisation decided to declassify homosexuality as a mental disorder. In 2022...
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System Two Thinking For Mental Health Month
“The easiest way to increase happiness is to control your use of time. Can you find more time to do the things you enjoy doing?” ― Daniel Kahneman, Thinking, Fast and Slow Daniel Kahneman, the 2002 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences winner and author of the...
IU & APUNE partnership – the perfect match to support study abroad students, staff and faculty in cross-cultural situations
It’s always important to embrace change and new opportunities. And that is why I couldn’t be more excited about this new APUNE partnership. I am delighted to announce that Intercultural Understanding is now a proud sponsor of The Association of American Programs in...
Spotlight on new courses for parents or educators who want to help cross culture kids navigate the modern world
Two in-depth courses led by Almendra Staffa-Healey will take place at the International Institute in Madrid in the coming months, with hopes of future online courses about Cross Culture Kids too.
Achieve an outstanding result on your intercultural training with these three essential factors from Self-Determination Theory
Discover how competence, relatedness and autonomy can be incorporated into trainings and office environments, for myriad benefits. The key pillars of Self-Determination Theory are a powerful way of giving your trainees or employees agency over their learning and development – our latest blog post goes through just how and why it is such a valuable method…
How Gen Z could become an incredible force for change
Their generation has been hardest hit by the pandemic in terms of education and career prospects. Yet their potential is huge and we must do all we can to harness it. Gen Z are digital natives, with a strong desire to change the...
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