Research

MATE

An Innovative, Student-Centered Approach to Intercultural Skills Acquisition for Students and Young Migrants

 

The project is an innovative, student-centred approach to intercultural skills acquisition for local and foreign students.

We want to develop tools that empower students to combat hate speech and report racism. Therefore the project will produce a European Report on Hate Speech analysing the situation in all partner countries. We will create an Intercultural Skills Assessment Online Tool that permits students to evaluate their level of intercultural competence. We will train students on strategies to report racism in universities, on how to organise MATEvents where local and foreign students can meet and on the implementation of online awareness campaigns against discriminatory behaviour. All our materials and tools will be accessible on the project website!

Beneficiaries

The main beneficiaries are higher education students in the partner countries and in Europe in general. We target local and foreign students as the project activities aim to create exchange between these two groups of students in order to overcome prejudices. All the methods and materials produced during the project will be accessible on the project website for students everywhere.

Objectives
  • Develop intercultural skills and social networks with local and foreign students!
  • Combat discrimination, hate speech and promote respect and diversity!
  • Create new methods and opportunities for students to meet and make university a discrimination free space!
Partner
  • M.M.C Management Center Ltd
  • CYPRUS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY CUT
  • ARISTOTELIO PANEPISTIMIO THESSALONIKIS
  • STIFTELSEN KURSVERKSAMHETEN VID U-AUNIVERSITET
  • FH JOANNEUM GESELLSCHAFT MBH
  • EUROCIRCLE ASSOCIATION
  • UNIVERSIDAD DE ALICANTE

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