Universities, Capacity Building and Intercultural Education. Theories, Actions, Analysis of a Project in the Russian Federation

Journal title EXCELLENCE AND INNOVATION IN LEARNING AND TEACHING
Author/s Federico Zannoni
Publishing Year 2017 Issue 2017/1
Language Italian Pages 15 P. 80-94 File size 167 KB
DOI 10.3280/EXI2017-001005
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Currently more than 190 ethnic groups live in the Russian Federation. The exponential increase of xenophobia, nationalism and Islamophobia has highlighted the crucial importance of the management of multiculturalism dynamics, but the political, administrative and cultural Russian institutions still appear unprepared. The ALLMEET project, funded under the European Tempus program, wants to enhance and strengthen the role of universities as leading institutions to the widespread dissemination of the principles of the intercultural education, addressing not only to students and researchers, but to all the population, planning and promoting actions in synergy with civil society. The analysis of this project allows to demonstrate clearly the links that exist between the concepts and practices of intercultural education, capacity building, lifelong learning and internationalization of universities. The intent is to show how universities should take a propulsive role to promote actions that focus on these concepts and practices, involving other institutions and projecting purposes and results far beyond the walls of their rooms.

Keywords: Intercultural education; capacity building; Russia; lifelong learning; internationalization; globalization.

Federico Zannoni, Università, capacity building ed educazione interculturale. Teorie, azioni, analisi di un progetto nella Federazione Russa in "EXCELLENCE AND INNOVATION IN LEARNING AND TEACHING" 1/2017, pp 80-94, DOI: 10.3280/EXI2017-001005