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Unite! online course: How to work effectively in global virtual teams?

The capacity to communicate and work effectively and appropriately together with people from different backgrounds is increasingly seen as a vital core competence for graduates. This course will enable you to establish relevant knowledge and communication skills to work effectively in Global Virtual Teams (GVTs). You will be working in small teams with students from different Unite! universities to complete the coursework. This will give you exciting learning opportunities to link the course materials with authentic teamwork experiences.
Aalto University Summer School 2020

Key topics to be covered in the course

  • Key characteristics of Global Competence & Global Virtual Teams (GVTs)
  • Identifying common communication challenges (e.g. workflow, technological, and interpersonal challenges) in GVTs
  • Effective use of ‘metacommunication (i.e. communication about communication)’ in GVTs
  • Effective use of technologies in GVTs

When? 

The online course takes place Tuesdays between 22 October to 26 November 2024 at EET 10:15-12:30.  

Registration for Aalto students

Please register latest 17 October 2024 via

What is Unite! 

As an Aalto student, you’re a Unite! student. Unite! is an alliance of nine leading technical universities. It’s packed with opportunities to grow, internationalize, and connect with fellow students. 

Unite! offers international courses on technology, multi-disciplinary topics, languages, and culture. We also provide funding for building extra-curricular activities with other Unite! students.

Join Unite! for easy pathways to international courses and collaboration. You can internationalize your studies even without leaving home!

Unite! universities include 

  •     Graz University of Technology, Austria
  •     Kungliga Tekniska Högskolan, Sweden
  •     Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Spain
  •     Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
  •     Technische Universität Darmstadt, Germany
  •     Politecnico di Torino, Italy
  •     Institute Polytechnique de Grenoble, France
  •     Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, Poland
  •     Aalto University, Finland

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