Cultural Awareness Programme
About the Cultural Awareness Programme
The International Staff Office offers workshops every semester aimed at developing awareness of and engagement with cultural diversity and inclusion. Not only do participants gain insights into Danish culture and potential ways to navigate living and working in Denmark, but they learn strategies that can create more culturally inclusive environments.
- The workshops are for all Aarhus University international staff, including PhDs, spouses/partners, Danish academic and administrative/technical staff.
- The workshops are free of charge, but registration is required.
Danish Living Crash Course Workshops
These workshops focus on living and working in Denmark. Participants engage with Danish cultural history and how it shapes daily life and workplace behaviour. We offer practical tools and strategies for how to act ‘culturally intelligent’ in Denmark and when collaborating cross-culturally.
The workshop is facilitated by Living Institute’s Chief Consultant, Kasper Jelsbech Knudsen. Kasper specializes in inclusive leadership, advancing gender parity, unconscious bias mitigation, and cross-cultural collaborations. He holds a Ph.D. in Anthropology from Aarhus University.
Cross-Cultural Workshops
Creating Inclusion: Cross-Cultural Collaboration in a Danish/International Context
These workshops focus on cross-cultural collaboration within the Aarhus University context and the challenges and benefits of diversity and inclusion. Danish AU staff members attend together with AU International staff members. Participants gain insights and discuss strategies on how to navigate cultural misunderstandings or blind spots when collaborating cross-culturally. The aim is to enhance performance and satisfaction within the AU workplace by recognizing the benefits of inclusive workplaces.
The workshop is facilitated by Living Institute’s Chief Consultant, Kasper Jelsbech Knudsen. Kasper specializes in inclusive leadership, advancing gender parity, unconscious bias mitigation, and cross-cultural collaborations. He holds a Ph.D. in Anthropology from Aarhus University.
Cross cultural workshops for your department
If you are interested in hosting an extra workshop for an AU department or research group, please contact Lisa Topelmann-Weder, lisatw@au.dk, +4525580670 for pricing and further information.
