Global Competence Category
Building global competence at home
Posted on July 17, 2017 4 Comments
Most of the research out there points to spending time abroad as the best way to build global competence. What about people who don’t have the privilege to travel internationally or work abroad? Bill McDermott, CEO of SAP talks a lot about the importance of respect, and authors of Being Global, Unruh and Gabera write that […]
Cosmopolitan curiosity
Posted on April 26, 2015 1 Comment
After living in Thailand for four years, I’ve become increasingly interested in anything I can get my hands on (and head around) that deals with living and working in mutually satisfying relationships across cultures. In my work with Dr. Maria Cseh in the Global Competence Enrichment Program at GW, we pair up international and American […]
Conference: Comparative and International Education Society (CIES)
Posted on April 3, 2015 Leave a Comment
In March, we had a fantastic CIES conference here in Washington, D. C. CIES is the Comparative and International Education Society, which is essentially the largest international education conference in the country. It was so convenient being here in DC and I was more than glad to welcome three friends to stay with me for […]
Amazing Course in Ireland – Summer 2015
Posted on April 3, 2015 Leave a Comment
One of the great things about being at the Graduate School of Education and Human Development (GSEHD) at The George Washington University is opportunities like this summer course: HOL 6747 – International and Multicultural Issues in Organizations. From June 1-5, I am going with my adviser Dr. Maria Cseh and a class of students to […]
Oliver S. Crocco 