European Masters in Intercultural Communication (EMICC) Creating an academic forum for intercultural dialogue, learning, teaching and research

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Preliminary Information for Prospective Students

GENERAL INFORMATION

EMICC is a teaching and research network of nine European universities specializing in intercultural communication and offering an interdisciplinary study programme designed to provide academic knowledge and enhance the professional as well as social competency of participants preparing for careers in intercultural contexts.

Bayreuth, Germany: Universität Bayreuth Cambridge, United Kingdom: Anglia Ruskin University Jyväskylä, Finland: University of Jyväskylä Lisbon & Coimbra, Portugal: Universidade Aberta Lugano, Switzerland: Università della Svizzera italiana Paris, France: Institut national des langues et civilisations orientales Tallinn, Estonia: Tallinn University Urbino, Italy: Università degli Studi di Urbino Carlo Bo Utrecht, The Netherlands: Utrecht University

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The core of EMICC is the yearly EUROCAMPUS, a four-month intensive programme taught by professors from the network universities, in which up to five students from each partner university can participate.

The 2018 EUROCAMPUS will take place at Universidade Aberta, Coimbra, Portugal. Previously, EUROCAMPUS was held in Jyväskylä (2002), Bayreuth (2003), Brussels (2004), Cambridge (2005), Lisbon (2006), Lugano (2007), Tartu (2008), Lugano (2009), Utrecht (2010), Castellón, Spain (2011), Coimbra, Portugal (2012), Jyväskylä (2013), Paris (2014), Cambridge (2015), Tallinn (2016), and Urbino (2017). During this intensive program students will learn intercultural communication theories, understand intercultural communication from the perspective of different academic disciplines, and have an opportunity to develop advanced intercultural competencies and skills to use in professional as well as social life. The 2018 EUROCAMPUS semester is organised in 5 modules totalling 16 (sixteen) courses, and comprises additional learning and training activities. Courses will be assessed following ECTS (European Credit Transfer System) criteria. Of the courses offered, all must be attended and 30 ECTS points must be successfully earned (i.e. by taking an exam, written or other assignment) to pass EUROCAMPUS (for details refer to the forthcoming 2018 Eurocampus Handbook). Upon successful completion, the host university will award participants a Diploma in Intercultural Communication. Partner universities may decide to award more credits to students who have successfully completed more than the courses necessary to receive the EUROCAMPUS diploma. Methods of teaching and learning include individual pre-course preparation, direct teacher-student contact, class discussions, individual and group presentations, ethnographic fieldwork, simulation exercises, digital assignments as well as final papers and written exams. This variety is meant to best respond to the expectations and needs of all participants.

All courses are held in English.

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

Bachelor degree or equivalent in a relevant discipline.

Proficiency in academic English, corresponding to a 6.5 grade in the IELTS (International English Language Testing System) rating (see: http://www.ielts.org) or an equivalent proof of proficiency is required of all participants. At any rate, each prospective EUROCAMPUS student should provide a self-assessment in the form of the “European Language Passport”, which can be downloaded from http://europass.cedefop.europa.eu/en/documents/european-skills-passport/language-passport

Proficiency in academic English will be assessed by the sending university’s EMICC Coordinator.

Sufficient background in intercultural communication as assessed by the sending university coordinator.

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PARTICIPATION DETAILS

Admission Criteria EUROCAMPUS students will be admitted on the basis of their academic record and a recommen- dation by the sending university’s EMICC Coordinator. To be admitted, each student has to sign the Eurocampus Learning and Study Agreement regarding academic integrity and academic and other conduct during the duration of Eurocampus.

Student Mobility Successful applicants will study under a bilateral Erasmus agreement between Universidade Aberta and the partner universities, and may be eligible for Erasmus grants. While studying in Coimbra, students remain matriculated at their sending university and have to pay the usual matriculation fees for outgoing Erasmus students. International students do not pay any matriculation fees to Universidade Aberta.

Health Insurance & Other Services for Students Students participating in the 2018 EUROCAMPUS are responsible for their own insurance coverage and have to make sure that their insurance policy covers their stay. Neither the host university nor the sending universities are responsible for students’ insurance coverage.

Living and Studying in Coimbra Universidade Aberta provides information and help to find suitable and affordable housing in Coimbra. Please refer to the detailed information below (Step 3).

Extracurricular Activities There will be activities organized specifically for Eurocampus students. Usually, Eurocampus students can also participate in other activities organized by the host university.

ADMISSION PROCESS

Students admitted to the 2018 EUROCAMPUS should take the following steps:

Step 1 To be completed as soon as possible

To arrange for the recognition of EUROCAMPUS as part of your study curriculum or to decide to take EUROCAMPUS as an independent study program. In either case, the host university will award participants a Diploma in Intercultural Communication upon successful completion.

Step 2 To be completed before applying to Universidade Aberta

Assessment of basic knowledge of intercultural communication and English proficiency by the EMICC Coordinator of the sending university. Students lacking enough intercultural communication background will need to take the online “Independent Study Preparatory Module” to be graded by the EMICC Director.

Step 3 To be completed before May 31, 2018

All applications to study at Universidade Aberta have to reach Universidade Aberta by May 31, 2018 at the latest. The contact person for the International Relations Office at Universidade Aberta is: Dr. Margarida Carmo, e-mail: [email protected] tel. +351 300 002 962.

Accommodation information is available in a separate document.

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Step 4 September 3 – December 7, 2018

Students from each participating university join the seventeenth EUROCAMPUS in Coimbra for a four- month intensive programme taught by professors from the network universities.

CONTACTS

EMICC and Eurocampus Program Director EMICC and Eurocampus Program Coordinator at Universidade Aberta Prof. Dr. Jolanta Drzewiecka Executive Director, The EMICC Network Prof. João Carlos Relvão Caetano Università della Svizzera italiana Universidade Aberta Via G. Buffi 13 Departamento de Ciencias Sociais e de Gestao Room 356 Rua Alexandre Herculano, n.º 52 CH-6904 Lugano 3000-019 Coimbra Switzerland [email protected] Tel: +41 (0) 58 666 4827 [email protected] Eurocampus Assistant Fernanda Mexia Delegação Regional de Coimbra da Universidade EMICC Coordinator Aberta Gian-Louis Hernandez Rua Alexandre Herculano, n.º 52 Coordinator, The EMICC Network 3000-019 Coimbra Università della Svizzera italiana Telf.: (+351) 300 001 590 Via G. Buffi 13 [email protected] Room 212.1 CH-6904 Lugano EMICC and Eurocampus Program Coordinator at Switzerland Universiteit Utrecht [email protected] Dr. Jan D. ten Thije Department Languages, Literature and Communication Trans 10 Room 0.55 3512 JR Utrecht The Netherlands [email protected] www.jantenthije.eu

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2018 EUROCAMPUS COURSE SCHEDULE

Please note: Courses are listed by module and course numbers. Modules consist of courses which are theoretically connected to each other (see module descriptions in the EUROCAMPUS Handbook). Not all module courses follow consecutively.

All courses and other learning activities of EUROCAMPUS must be attended by all students. Each student may choose to skip one and only one course, i.e., use a wild card. All students must take Intercultural Communication Theories and Modules, 2.0 (6 ETCS), and 8 other courses (24 ECTS) and earn a passing grade in each for a total of graded 30 ETCS to receive the EUROCAMPUS diploma. The selected courses must be listed on the Learning Agreement to be signed by each student and Prof. Dr. João Caetano. Students are free to complete more than the mandatory eight courses for a grade. Failed courses will not be listed in Universidade Aberta‘s transcripts.

2018 EUROCAMPUS COURSE SCHEDULE

WEEK COURSE / ACTIVITY ECTS (dates)

To be completed before the start of 1.1 Independent Study Sending University Eurocampus as EMICC Coordinator Preparatory Module determined by sending university coordinator

36 Universidade Aberta 1.2 Welcome and Orientation (Sep 3) João Caetano

1.3 Intercultural Integration Mandatory 36 Tallinn University Workshop attendance (Sep 3) Anastassia Zabrodskaja

3 36 Tallinn University 4.1 Linguistic Landscape Studies (Sep 4-6) Anastassia Zabrodskaja

Mandatory 37 Università della Svizzera italiana 1.4 Introduction to IC attendance (Sep 7) Jolanta Drzewiecka

2.0 Intercultural Communication: 6 37 Università della Svizzera italiana Theories and Methods (Sep 10-13) Jolanta Drzewiecka

3 38 Anglia Ruskin University 3.1 Cultural Encounters in Films (Sep 17-19) Guido Rings

Universidade Aberta Paulo Nunes da Silva 2.1 Academic Writing Genres 3 Sept 20 & 21

3 3.2 Nation, Neo-Nationalism and 39 University of Bayreuth Intercultural Communication (Sep 24-26) Peter Kistler

4.2 Linguistic Awareness of 3 40 University of Bayreuth Cultures (Oct 2-4) Bernd Müller-Jacquier

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3 University of Jyväskylä 3.3 Online Communication: 41 Marko Siitonen Constructing Culture Online (Oct 9-12) Università della Svizzera italiana Lorenzo Cantoni

3 INALCO 3.4 Contemporary Mediation and 42 Peter Stockinger (Oct 16-19) Mediatization of Migrants & Eva Sandri

4.3 Modes of Communication: 3 43 Utrecht University Multilingualism and lingua (Oct 24-26) Jan ten Thije receptiva

Reading Week 44 (29 Oct - 02 Nov)

4.4 Identification and Ideology in 3 45 Utrecht University Language Education and Policy (Nov 5-7) Debbie Cole

5.1 Cultural Diversity and 3 46 Università della Svizzera italiana Human Rights (Nov 14-16) Bertil Cottier

3 47 Louvain School of Management 5.2 Intercultural Management (Nov 21-23) Marie-Thérèse Claes

3 4.5 Intercultural Pragmatics: 48 University of Urbino Politeness (Nov 28-30) Claus Ehrhardt

3 Universidade Aberta 49 João Caetano and 5.3 Migration in global society (Dec 5-7) Ana Paula Beja Horta

Debriefing, Overall Feedback, 49 Universidade Aberta Farewell (Dec 7) João Caetano

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