International Communication & Design Thinking

online course

Discover and learn how to apply tools and methods to communicate effectively in an International context in various situations.
Based on a workshop approach, students will learn to adapt their communication to various situations and thus become a more impactful leader.

This program offers 2 courses on the themes of international communication, innovation and creativity for a total of 6 ECTS.

By the end of the course, students will be able to communicate responsibly at leadership level with impact and agility to different audiences and in different environments.

Week 1: How to build your reputation in an International environment
You will learn about personal branding, create your own personal branding video, learn how to promote yourself/ your brand through an Elevator Pitch and how to grow your network.

Week 2: How to be creative in finding ways to communicate with and motivate your employees.
You will learn about best practice in employee engagement and how to inspire, motivate and retain talent.

Week 3 and 4: How to communicate across Cultures and Generations
You will learn how to use ‘Cultural Intelligence’ (CQ) to identify and analyze cultural differences in-company, internationally and across generations.
You will discover best practices and be able to apply tools and methods in creative ways to ensure understanding collaboration and productivity in your team and predict/prevent conflict.

Week 5: How to communicate in remote, transformational and crisis situations
You will learn to analyze situations and use tools and methods to find creative, agile and responsible solutions in challenging situations.

Week 6: How to communicate in a responsible and sustainable way
You will learn about Leadership responsibility to both employees and other stakeholders and be able to demonstrate that you are capable of creating action plans which balance the interests of a company's many stakeholders, such as shareholders, senior management executives, customers, suppliers, financiers, the government and the community.

Course leader

Samantha Taylor, a Certified Coach and Communications Consultant with over 15 years training experience in international companies and business schools.

Javier Gonzalez Nunez, Professor in Innovation and Creativity

Target group

This course is created for students who aim to master responsible, effective and inspirational communication skills in order to be more impactful Managers and Leaders especially in an International environment and when working across different generations and cultures.

Course aim

Learning objectives
- Develop managerial skills based on principles of responsibility.
- Demostrate capacities of creative and critical thinking.
- Apply a global mindset to business, management and citizenship.

Credits info

6 EC
6 ECTS

Fee info

EUR 1008: Early bird discount by applying the code EOC-SUMMER-22 : 10% on tuition fees (before 31st of March 2022)