1. Beyond tolerance: Higher education a haven for intercultural dialogue and sustainable development ? Walter Baets, PhD Director Graduate Programs Euromed Marseille – Ecole de Management, France Professor at Nyenrode University, The Netherlands

2. Diversity and sustainability are epistemological choices Complex, dynamic, emergent Planning and control are impossible The observer makes the observed Constructivist, holistic Diversity, multi-interpretable Sustainable horizon Static and mechanic There exists a truth out there Subject/object division Rational/reductionist One best curriculum The same for all “A la recherche” of that truth To lay down the path in walking (Antonio Machado)

3. Pedagogical metaphors Transfer metaphor Shaping metaphor Traveling metaphor Growing metaphor

4. Concepts Applications Cases Skills Theory Activities The fundamentals of management development

5. The elements of the EAMS approach The “political” and institutional context Pedagogical principle (traveling/growing metaphor) Content and delivery The role of the tutor (diversity) A holistic (project driven) management education