This event will be catered by Jumsim Korean Cuisine!

This cultural competency workshop will provide the opportunity for you to reflect on how your own culture and lived experience shapes the way you see the world, before exploring what culture is as well as some tools and frameworks to become more culturally competent as you navigate university and beyond…

GoGlobal in your future ambitions.

About the facilitators:

Lewis Rimmer is an Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Specialist working in the University’s central EDI Team. Lewis has been fortunate to work across multiple continents with various minoritised groups throughout his career. He is passionate about growing and promoting community integration and inclusion by walking alongside others to create greater understanding and learning between community members. 

C-J Foster is an Experiential Learning Tutor and the Internationalisation and EDI Innovation Lead with the Rise team at Manchester Met. Her work involves collaborating to create experiences of belonging and connection that celebrate our diversity and understanding of ourselves as learners in a multicultural community. As well as being an Australian living in the UK, C-J has lived and worked across four continents within the education and NGO sectors, focussing on the performing arts, cross-cultural and interfaith communities, leadership training, youth participation and peace building.  

Please have a look at the accompanying self study pack:

Becoming Culturally Competent

If you have any questions about the workshop, please contact sefse@mmu.ac.uk in the first instance.

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