Are you a student looking for an opportunity to develop leadership skills while enhancing your own and your fellow students’ intercultural competence?

Perhaps you are also keen to meet new people from diverse cultural backgrounds and make new friends, all while learning facilitation and mediation skills?

Then look no further! The Intercultural Skills Programme, organised by EUGLOH, offers students a unique opportunity to gain both theoretical knowledge about interculturality and to meet new people in a social setting.

What is the EUGLOH Intercultural Skills Programme?

The programme is structured in a mentorship format, with each participating EUGLOH university forming student-led mentor groups. Each mentor group includes one group leader and student participants from your own university with different cultural backgrounds.

Over six weeks, you and your group will attend three online lectures that provide insights into various concepts of interculturality. During these online lectures, you will have the opportunity to engage with students from other universities and hear diverse perspectives. As a student leader for the programme, you will organise and lead two social meetups with discussion points derived from the lectures.

What does it mean to be a group leader in the EUGLOH Intercultural Skills Programme?

Before the programme begins, you will be invited to a training session from 3–5 November, held in person in Tromsø, Norway, to learn how to facilitate intercultural discussions and gain practical experience and tools for mediation.

A total of 16 students (two per partnering EUGLOH university) will be selected to attend the group leader training days in Tromsø.

During the programme, you will attend the two online lectures with your group, exploring various concepts of interculturality as mentioned above.

Additionally, there will be two discussion/social gathering meetings that combine academic and social elements. You will organise a meeting with your mentor group, spending the first hour discussing topics from the online lectures, followed by time to get to know each other and socialise.

Programme Timeline

To participate in the programme, you must be available on all the following dates and times:

• Thursday, 22 October– Pre-Departure Meeting: 16:30–17:30 (CET)


• Tuesday to Thursday, 3–5 November– Physical presence in Tromsø, Norway, as part of the training for group leaders


• Tuesday, 10 November– First online lecture with all EUGLOH groups: 16:30–18:00 (CET)


• Tuesday, 17 November– Follow-up discussion and social gathering in person at your university for your group: 17:30–19:00 (CET)


• Tuesday, 24 November– Second online lecture with all EUGLOH groups: 16:30–18:00 (CET)


• Tuesday, 1 December– Follow-up discussion and social gathering in person at your university for your group: 17:30–19:00 (CET)

Motivation Letter

Please answer the following questions in your motivation letter:

1. Why do you want to participate in the EUGLOH Intercultural Skills Programme?


2. In what way do you think intercultural skills could benefit you in your future career?


3. Tell us about your current intercultural skills. This could include your cultural background, experience abroad, or other intercultural experiences.


4. What are you hoping to gain from the EUGLOH Intercultural Skills Programme?

Funding and Logistics

The physical visit to Tromsø, Norway, is fully funded. If you are selected, you will need to book and pay for transportation and accommodation to and from Tromsø, Norway (Tromsø Langnes is the nearest airport). You will also need to cover the cost of food. You will be in contact with your home university regarding reimbursement.

Application and Selection Process

• Apply from 4 June to 1 August 2026.


• You will be notified if you are accepted on 20 August 2026.

Please note: Due to internal funding constraints at the University of Novi Sad, students from UNS are exceptionally not eligible to participate in this activity.

Important Information

• The online sessions are interactive, and participants are expected to have their cameras on.


• To successfully complete the activity, participants must attend the seminar in Tromsø and at least 75% of the online lectures.


• Students must be enrolled at their EUGLOH university during their mobility.


• This activity is eligible to count towards the EUGLOH International Certificate

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