Teaching an intercultural classroom
At the UvA, students and colleagues come from diverse cultural backgrounds, creating both opportunities and challenges in the classroom. This training helps you develop a framework for teaching in an intercultural setting by addressing key topics such as interculturalisation in higher education, personal and cultural awareness, and strategies for fostering inclusivity.
Learning outcomes
By the end of this training you will be able to…
- describe the history and development of interculturalisation perspectives in higher education
- interpret the effect of their own personal and cultural context and the ways it impacts teaching
- formulate possible perspectives of intercultural students
- foster discussion with individual and cultural differences
- develop didactic alternatives to foster a diverse and inclusive classroom
Practical info
| Target group | (First year) workgroup teachers | |
| Group size | Max. 20 teachers | |
| Language | English | |
| Time investment | 3 hours in class + 1 hour preparation time + 1 hour portfolio (for teachers in Workgroup Teacher Programme) | |
| Preparation and materials |
Planning 2025-2026
- Teachers doing the first year of the Workgroup Teacher Programme (WTP) will register for this module during the Didactic bootcamp (in the final week of August).
- Teachers not in the first year of the WTP can register by clicking on your preferred date in the table below; you will then be redirected to our registration environment.
- The registration deadline is one week before the start of each course.
| Date | Time | Location | Trainer | Department | Registration |
| Thursday 19 February 2026 | 13:00 – 16:00 | TBA | Linde Berkelmans |
For all domains | |
| Thursday 4 June 2026 | 09:00 – 12:00 | TBA | Linde Berkelmans |
For all domains |