
Our new edX course on cultural competency starts on 16 September. The aim of the course is to provide students with deeper understanding of different identities and culture; and how this understanding can be adapted to one’s own culture and society. At the end of the course the student should have attained better understanding of the importance of cultural awareness in teaching and increased her/his cultural competency by learning practical ways to utilise the potential of different cultures for problem solving and inspiration; how varied identities can be negotiated fairly, and how to increase respect for different languages and cultures, thus creating a fairer educational community.