PROJECT GLOBAL CITIZEN
Cross-cultural skills to improve employability, anywhere in the world.
The Project Global Citizen movement creates a foundation for global citizenship with cultural competence.
We deliver cultural competency programs to make students employable anywhere in the world.
ANNOUNCEMENT
Congratulations, Project Global Citizen 2024 Scholars!Â
Congratulations to the newest cohorts from The University of Melbourne, the Sunshine Coast, Tasmania, and our Tasmanian partner schools in China! These students have successfully graduated from either our signature 5-week Project Global Citizen program or our Project Global Citizen Bootcamp. A big thank you to our partners for sponsoring these initiatives and supporting cultural competency as a professional skill for future leaders.
HOW CAN WE HELP YOU?
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PROGRAMS FOR TERTIARY STUDENTS
Cross-cultural skills as a competitive advantage for global employability. Become proficient in cultural intelligence, a highly sought after competency within the professional world.
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PROGRAMS FOR SCHOOL STUDENTS
Enhance your global awareness, with cultural intelligence. Learn the foundations of cultural intelligence as a life-long professional competency for global citizenship and for collaborating in cross-cultural teams.
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CUSTOMISED PROGRAMS
If your educational organisation, study cluster or institution is looking for a tailored cross-cultural program that you can offer to your students, please contact us for an obligation-free chat.
WHAT CAN YOU EXPECT?
Our Promise
PRACTICAL INTERCULTURAL SKILLS FOR STUDENTS
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We have the specialist insights to boost your students’ international and cross-cultural capabilities so they can survive and thrive in their studies, work in international teams, and build trusting relationships with people from any cultural background.
Our programs are designed and facilitated by qualified professionals Craig Shim and Astrid Hofmann, two of Australia's leading intercultural practitioners.
INTERACTION WITH STUDENTS FROM AROUND THE WORLD
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Our live-facilitated programs are packed with activities that invite participants to interact and collaborate with students from around the world.
Working in small groups, students need to respectfully reach consensus with their team mates, and harness a range of cultural perspectives.
REAL-LIFE SCENARIOS RELEVANT FOR STUDENTS
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As inquisitive as students are, we know there’s often a knowledge gap in how different cultural expectations can be barriers to their success.
We provide them with practical and culturally-informed scenarios relating to their academic, social, safety and employability success.
FEATURED PROGRAMS
OUR SIGNATURE PROJECT GLOBAL CITIZEN PROGRAM
Full-Day Cultural Competency Bootcamp
For Tertiary Students |Â Virtual or In-Person | Worldwide
Apply for a Project Global Citizen Scholarship and develop your global employability prospects, with cultural intelligence.
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We’ll guide you through a step-by-step transformation, growing your cultural competency skills to survive and thrive in any local context, both now and into the future.
You’ll start your day with an immersive workshop covering the foundations of global citizenship with cultural intelligence. As the day unfolds, you will take on the role of cultural investigator, tasked with solving a series of real-world challenges relating to student life, social life, and work life.
Upon graduation from the program, you’ll receive certification to showcase in your CV and LinkedIn profile, verifying your cross-cultural competency to potential employers and entrepreneurs.
PROJECT GLOBAL CITIZEN BOOTCAMP
The UN Environmental Challenge
For Schools (Years 10-12) and Tertiary Students | Virtual or In-Person | Worldwide
Immerse in our challenge-based bootcamp inspired by The Ocean Cleanup project, where students enhance their intercultural communication skills for effective collaborative cross-cultural teamwork.
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This 3-hour bootcamp features a team challenge for students from around the globe to learn and apply cultural competency skills for collaborating in cross-cultural teams.
To crack the challenge, participants need to respectfully reach consensus with their teammates, and harnesses a range of international perspectives.
This live-facilitated program is an immersive experience that will not only deepen students’ understanding of how their actions are perceived by people from different cultures but also fosters a sense of global citizenship and cultural self-awareness.
PROJECT GLOBAL CITIZENÂ BOOTCAMP
The Earthshot Prize Pitch
For Tertiary Students |Â Virtual or In-Person | Worldwide
Embrace a global citizen mindset and delve into our The Earthshot Prize Pitch case study to enhance your intercultural communication skills and thrive in collaborative cross-cultural teamwork.
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Students from around the world work together in this 3-hour program where they learn and apply intercultural communication skills essential for successful collaboration in cross-cultural teams.
To conquer this challenge, participants engage in respectful consensus-building with their teammates, leveraging a diverse range of international perspectives.
This live-facilitated program not only deepens students’ understanding of how their actions are perceived by individuals from different cultures but also fosters a strong sense of global citizenship and cultural self-awareness.
OUR PARTNERS
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We developed Project Global Citizen with substantial support and input from government and the education industry.
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Government and Industry Support
- Australian Government (Austrade)
- Deakin University
- ISANA International Education Association
- Melbourne Polytechnic
- Melbourne University
- Queensland Government (Trade and Investment Queensland)
- RMIT University
- Study Geelong
- Study Melbourne
- Study Queensland
- Study Sunshine Coast
- TAFE Queensland
- TAFE Victoria
- Tasmanian Government (Department for Education, Children and Young People)
- UniSC University of the Sunshine Coast
- Victorian Government (Department of Education and Global Victoria)
- VicWISE (The Victorian Working Group on International Student Employability)
WHO’S BEHIND PROJECT GLOBAL CITIZEN
Project Global Citizen is a partnership between two of Australia’s leading intercultural practitioners, Craig Shim (Alphacrane Intercultural Specialists) and Astrid Hofmann (CTC, Cultural Transition Consulting).
With a background in coaching and training corporate and government clients, Astrid and Craig recognised the importance of equipping future leaders with the 21st-century cross-cultural skills needed to thrive in a global marketplace. Since 2017, they have collaborated to adapt the same intercultural frameworks used in their corporate work to create innovative programs for students, initially in Australia and now worldwide.
