TCN

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TCN – The Transcultural Caravan Network

part of the Baden-Württemberg-STIPENDIUM for University Students BWS plus, a programme of the Baden-Württemberg Stiftung

TCN Meeting Kick Off

What is the TCN?

The Transcultural Caravan Network is an alliance of universities from different countries around the world that share the goal of facilitating multilateral research projects for students.

Who is part of the TCN?

The network comprises:

The Center for Sustainability Studies at the School of Business Administration from Fundao Getulio Vargas (FGVces) from Brazil
TheAlbertLuthuli Leadership Institute(ALLI) at the University of Pretoria from South Africa
The faculty of International and Political Studies at the University of Lodz from Poland
The Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC Rio) from Brazil
The Vietnamese-German University (VGU) from Vietnam
HFU Business School from Germany

What are the goals of the TCN?

Realisation of research projects with students from all partner universities
Transcultural experience and learning for the participating students
Promote exchanges between international universities
Promote mutual understanding and cooperation

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“The more culture is considered a “thing” and not an ongoing coordination of meaning, the less able people are to see their own role in creating that meaning.” Milton Bennett

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“A different point of view is simply the view from a place where you’re not.” Fons Trompenaars

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“The belief that one's own view of reality is the only reality is the most dangerous of all delusions.” Paul Watzlawick

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“Conversation doesn’t have to lead to consensus about anything especially not values; it’s enough that it helps people get used to one another” Kwame Anthony Appiah

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“The art of progress is to reserve order amid change, and to preserve change amid order.” Alfred North Whitehead

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“The most powerful tool in economics is not money nor even algebra. It is a pencil. Because with a pencil you can redraw the world.” Kate Raworth

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“It is the trope of our times to locate the question of culture in the realm of the beyond!” Homi K. Bhabha, 1994

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“In Africa there is a concept known as 'ubuntu' - the profound sense that we are human only through the humanity of others; that if we are to accomplish anything in this world it will in equal measure be due to the work and achievement of others.” Nelson Mandela

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“The Global is not universal or ideationally determined. It’s relational and contextual, and we need to create knowledge around this.” Vishakha N. Desai

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“There can be no culture except where there is some consensus. Consensus is a matter of understanding. It is transmitted through communication, through example and through participation in a common life.” Robert Ezra Park, est. early 1920s

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