At Department for Cross-Cultural and Regional Studies, you will find experts in the study of religion as well as language-based expertise in Asia, the Middle East, Eastern Europe, Greenland and a range of ancient cultures. We also focus on minority issues and on cross-cultural and comparative perspectives.
Our researchers, lecturers and students are keen to share their knowledge, whether it concerns current developments, linguistic issues or historical contexts. Learn more about Chinese etiquette, Arabic negotiations, Eastern European humour, religious influences on South East Asians' working day as well as managerial differences between Europe and Latin America.
We offer courses, lectures and consultancy services within cultural readiness e.g. to improve a stay abroad. The courses are particularly concerned with the meeting between different cultures, religions and languages and are designed to cater for businesses or organisations that are establishing themselves abroad, hiring foreign employees or are facing cultural problems in connection with enterprises in the non-Western World, e.g. Africa, Asia, the Middle East, Russia, Latin America and Eastern Europe.
The purpose is to build a proactive cultural readiness that will limit the risk of making mistakes that may cost dearly in the long run. An important aspect of such a readiness will be to inform the participants about potential dangers of cultural conflict as well as give them the tools to identify and handle the dangers.
Read more about KulturKurser (in Danish).
Our students often undertake projects or work placements as part of their degree programmes. In these, they collaborate with a company, public authority or organisation and help to solve specific practical challenges.
Students can offer general academic support and bring specific skills from their respective degree programmes. The University of Copenhagen’s portal for student jobs also enables the promotion of student jobs and positions for graduate
At UCPH we are experts in business collaboration and partnerships, and we are ready to assist researchers, companies, public authorities and organisations in establishing collaborations that can create impact in society.
You will find information on contact to students on internships and student and graduate jobs, too.
The University of Copenhagen invites private and public sector organisations to engage in close, long-term collaboration on developing new degree programmes, ensuring they are attractive and relevant to both students and employers.
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At UCPH Lighthouse, students, researchers and lecturers work to foster valuable collaborations and generate ideas that can be translated into societal value.
Do you have a vacancy for a student? Use our portal for student and graduate jobs, projects or work placements. The portal is aimed at students. It’s free to post a vacancy.