1 Challenge the future Make yourself comfortable in Delft Multicultural project assignment

2 Challenge the future Acculturation objectives Address the basic and specific needs of International Students while they try to settle here in Delft Language Food Clothing & shoes Transport Communications Household furniture Help International Students find their way in Delft and in the Netherlands in general Elements of preparation for smooth start at Delft

3 Challenge the future Deciding upon the objectives Discussing the fears Classifying into categories Picking up most common How the fears are interlinked

4 Challenge the future Product

5 Challenge the future A Cursory Glance at Our Product

6 Challenge the future How it works A guide that is provided to each student together with survival package A guide contains: Information about acculturation objectives Maps Recommendations Information is available without access to internet

7 Challenge the future Cooperation Different academic and cultural backgrounds Discussions helped to find strengths of each member Downs: Time used not efficiently Struggle while dividing roles(leader is not clear) Ups: Everyone had an equal opportunity to influence the project Divided tasks led to effective work

8 Challenge the future What did we learn, results Multicultural work is different from work in monocultural team - different cultural backgrounds require more time for discussions Have to be careful with imposing your opinion – words matter Project work is unguided Language is a barrier We have completed our project, but there is space for improvement