A new ingredient in the development effectiveness debate is intercultural competence – that is, the ability to overcome challenges posed by working with colleagues and partners from different cultural and linguistic backgrounds...
An intercultural approach is increasingly recognised as a key element in development, especially for a new and more effective relationship with Partner Countries. But how do you get from theory to practice? Staff at the EU...
Tim Clarke has 30 years’ experience in the European Commission, including as Head of Delegation to Ethiopia and to Tanzania. In the interview below he shares examples of the importance of intercultural understanding in development...
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Kristian Schmidt has been working as Ambassador and Head of the EU Delegation to Uganda for almost three years, following many issues including the 2016 elections. In this month’s Views from the Field he discusses the conflict...
“Education is one of the foundations for development and Erasmus Mundus addressed the needs of developing countries in higher education. We tend to focus on basic education in our development programmes but this is not enough. We...
Culture as a vehicle for local and regional development: the EU experience In spite of the diversity of identified problems and solutions, there are common methodological elements on how to approach culture in the context of local...
