The skies nowadays are full of airplanes carrying professionals, travelling to do business abroad. They need to be able to communicate effectively in cross-cultural settings or build trust with culturally diverse partners. This minor aims to prepare participants for such practical business situations. We offer weekly full evening classes on specific cultures (e.g. Korea, France, Brazil, China, Rus
sia etc. etc.). Often in the form of seminars at the Chamber of Commerce, or university symposia open to externals. Frequently international guest-lecturers present their home cultures. Other weekly lessons are around generic global skills, such as negotiating, corresponding, meeting, recruiting etc. During this course all students will co-write (on their own names) a real management book in English (for sale, ISBN number etc.). Specific writing classes are scheduled to help you write in native English. There are also weekly fact-finding clinics to support your research. We also survey and interview professionals from around the world. All further information can be obtained from the site www.minorccbs.com, which offers a wealth of information, our own books, video's, podcasts, e-books as well as flyers in many different languages. This site plays a pivotal role during the CCBS elective course. We welcome exchange students and students from other Dutch institutes.
