Student Voices & Cultural Agility - A Framework for Thriving Cultural Transitions

Successful Student Transitions - A Time to Thrive by Louise Wiles and Elizabeth Gillies

Episode notes

"Cultural Agility is the ability to comfortably and effectively work in different countries and with people from different cultures" Paula Caligiuri

Cultural transitions occur when we move between countries but also when we move from one environment to another such as from school, college and home life to university.

In this episode we discuss the six competencies highlighted by Paula Caligiuri in her book 'Build Your Cultural Agility' and apply them to the university transition.

For each we draw on the experience of the students in our Student Voices series to illustrate the competencies in action.

A great listen for anyone moving to a new and novel situation/environment and wanting to consider the skills and competencies that will help them to adjust and settle well ... 

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Keywords
student transitionschangehigher educationinternational transitionwellbeingstudentsCulture