Diverse and International Scientific Teams: How to Work Together Successfully
A workshop offered by the Bonn Graduate Center
In this workshop, you will learn more about how to work together in diverse and international teams. We will work interactively and hands on with your exemplary critical experiences in an environment of trust. You will receive a documentation of our results and the workshop's material.
Online Workshop
Wednesday, September 9, 2026
9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Trainer
Dr. Imke Lode
Language
English
Location
Online
Target Group
Doctoral students and postdocs
Track(s)
Research, Research Management
Certificate
8 units are applicable within the Doctorate plus or Careers plus certificate
Description
We will work interactively and hands on with your exemplary critical experiences in an environment of trust. You will receive a documentation of our results and the workshop's material.
Please be open to learn with each other and from one another, to self-reflect and explore new ways of approaching and solving critical issues in scientific projects and their management. Otherwise, you need no preparation or prerequesite knowledge, or any experience with Zoom.
Please use a laptop/desktop computer (no tablets or cell-phones) with a camera, and download the software Zoom (you can easily de-install it after our workshop). This will allow us to use the full range of Zoom tools during our workshop. - Please use head-phones if you partake in a room with other people, or in a noisy environment.
Content
- Criteria for a diverse and international scientific team that works together successfully
- Unconscious bias and cultural imprints in our perception and judgements, potentially causing (unintended) friction and discrimination in a scientific team
- Dealing successfully with unconscious bias in diverse, international scientific teams
- Understanding individual diversity
- Solving individual causes of critical experiences in diverse scientific teams
- Key cultural dimensions and their role in diverse, international academic teamwork
- Building intercultural and diversity-conscious bridges
- An anti-bias approach and culturally conscious diversity-competences for successful scientific team-cooperation
Creditable for the Micro Credential 'Leadership & Management'
Micro Credentials for doctoral students offer the opportunity to systematically add key future skills to your professional expertise. You can apply for a Micro Credential if you successfully complete at least four workshops from one area of expertise.
Feedback from Participants
"The lecturer created a safe space and comfortable atmosphere for sharing personal experiences." (Participant 2025)
"The lecturer was very clear, very facilitating, very open and listened to our questions, discussed and gave us to tools and practiced how these tools can be implemented." (Participant 2023)
Contact
Bonn Graduate Center
Address
Alte Sternwarte
Poppelsdorfer Allee 47
53115 Bonn
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