As every year, second-year students completed the “Intercultural Openness” module through artistic, societal, geographical and scientific workshops. Held at the end of January this year and delivered remotely—due to the health situation—these workshops enable students to better prepare for their future careers in an international and intercultural context.
At the end of January, second-year students took part in artistic, societal, geographical and scientific workshops. Over two weeks and on several days, students participated in the workshops organised as part of the “Intercultural Openness” module. Due to the health situation, the workshops were delivered remotely, which did not prevent high-quality exchanges between students and speakers. Students benefited from external contributors. Artists and lecturers shared their skills and knowledge with the second-year students. In total, 6 workshops were offered to around 200 students, including 2 in English.
The objectives of this module were to better prepare for their future careers in an international and intercultural context, to avoid the main dysfunctions linked to intercultural issues, and to develop their adaptability in a multicultural environment.
A variety of workshops
“Taking action for gender equality in middle schools”
To help students realise that the socialisation of girls and boys influences how they occupy space, and how the women and men they will become will in turn occupy space.
“Immersion in Deaf and hard-of-hearing culture”
Learning French Sign Language (LSF) with an LSF teacher through role-playing situations, mime games, etc. At the end of the workshop, a discussion alongside implant surgeons from the ENT department of the Saint-Étienne University Hospital (CHU).
“Artistic openness to interculturality”
Led by Jahken Rose, a singer-songwriter, this workshop brought out our students’ artistic skills. It focused on the collective creation of songs (lyrics and music) through to audio or video recording.
“Artistic openness to interculturality”
To explore, through art, the identity of the ethical and sustainable engineer. Antoine Louisgrand, an art enthusiast, enabled students to open up to others, to themselves, to meeting an artist, and to the pleasure of creating artworks together. Ahead of the workshop, a mirror made in the fablab was sent to students, and a printed booklet featuring the works in a collective volume will be provided to them.
“Developing Intercultural Skills”
To enable future engineers to prepare for the challenges encountered in multicultural teamwork and to develop strategies to address them.
“Understanding intercultural professional communication”
To present the world of work through the perspective and lens of the personal experiences of five people with diverse profiles who have lived in different countries and continents.
