Center for Intercultural Dialogue

CFP UNESCO IYF Silk Roads Cooperation Grant 2026

IYF Silk Roads Cooperation Grant, UNESCO, Paris, France. Deadline: 30 June 2026.

Since 2017, the International Youth Forum (IYF) on Creativity and Heritage along the Silk Roads has mobilized over 800 participants from 146 countries to foster intercultural dialogue and heritage conservation. To transition from dialogue to tangible impact, the UNESCO Regional Office for East Asia is launching the IYF Silk Roads Cooperation Grant. This initiative aims to bridge the last three editions of the forum (2023–2025) and provide seed funding to transform youth-led ideas into sustainable, real-world practices.

Objectives

Bridge the Implementation Gap: Providing resources to turn IYF ideas into operational projects.
Foster South-South Cooperation: Requiring cross-country collaboration that mirrors the spirit of the Silk Roads
Advance Culture as an SDG: Positioning heritage as a driver for sustainable economic growth.

Thematic Areas

Proposals must address at least one of the following themes:

Inclusive Heritage and Social Cohesion: Using cultural heritage for peacebuilding and social integration.
Digital Frontiers and Heritage Entrepreneurship: Intersecting technology and business for heritage protection.
Innovative Heritage Protection: Feasible operation models to solve local heritage challenges.
Expanded Network Impact: Strengthening connections through joint youth proposals.

Lisle International: Global Seed Grant Program 2026

Global Seed Grants, Lisle International, Leander, TX, USA. Deadlines: Last date to Request to apply: 2 June 2026; Completed application: 1 September 2026.

Do you have a project idea that will bring people of diverse backgrounds together for shared learning? Lisle International provides Global Seed Grants to support innovative projects which advance intercultural understanding through shared experiences, with the goal of creating a more just social order. Projects may seek to bridge a variety of community divides, including ethnic, cultural, religious, racial or gender perspectives, anywhere in the world.

Lisle International was an early pioneer in intercultural education programming, beginning with US projects in 1936 and expanding internationally in 1952. Since 2004, Lisle has focused on providing small “seed grants” to support programs fostering intercultural understanding.

Grants of $500 to $5,000 are available to innovative projects that match the mission of Lisle. Lisle awards between three and eight grants each year to projects in the Americas, Europe, Asia and Africa.

CID Poster 3: Intercultural Dialogue Definition Translated into Catalan

This poster was designed by Linda J. de Wit, and published previously; it now has been translated into Catalan.

The quote by Peter Praxmarer does not come from a publication, but from a Skype conversation we had on April 25, 2017. I was struck by what he said, and how nicely it summed up the concept of intercultural dialogue, and requested permission to turn the definition into a poster, and he graciously agreed. In terms of visual design, Linda indicated “art” by the picture frame, and “science” by the design in the background. Hopefully this definition will find a wide audience, because I think it does a better and more concise job of explaining intercultural dialogue than other definitions I’ve seen.

The Catalan translation was provided by Neus Crous-Costa, and the graphic design work necessary to revise was by Yan Qiu. Here then is CID Poster 3: Definició de diàleg intercultural.

Just in case anyone wants to cite this poster, the following would be the recommended format:

Center for Intercultural Dialogue. (2026). Definició de diàleg intercultural [N. Crous-Costa, trans.]. CID Posters, 3. Available from: https://centerforinterculturaldialogue.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/cid-poster-3-art-and-science-catalan.png

As with other series, CID Posters are available for free on the site; just click on the thumbnail to download a printable version. They may be downloaded, printed, and shared as is, without changes, without cost, so long as there is acknowledgment of the source.

As with other CID Publications, if you wish to prepare an original contribution, please send an email before starting any work to receive approval, to minimize inadvertent duplication, and to learn about technical requirements. As is the case any series, posters should be created initially in English. If you want to volunteer to translate a poster into a language in which you are fluent, send in a note before starting, to receive approval and to confirm no one else is working on the same one.

Wendy Leeds-Hurwitz
Director, Center for Intercultural Dialogue
intercult.dialogue AT gmail.com

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Xi’an Jiaotong Liverpool U: International Communications Specialist (China)

International Communications Specialist, Xi’an Jiaotong Liverpool University, Suzhou, China. Deadline: 11 June 2026.

Roles & Responsibilities:
• Write and edit media releases for international media;
• Maintain and build XJTLU’s international media contacts, including handling media enquiries, and capture media contact information in a database shared with other Communications team writers
• Help to develop communication strategies to increase earned media coverage for XJTLU in influential international and English-language Chinese media platforms;
• Organise and participate in media relationship maintenance activities, including one-to-one meetings with international journalists and group media events;
• Discuss, plan and implement annual media promotion packages for the University that are both effective and on budget;
• Invite and host international media covering key University events, including the coordination of schedules, briefings and other logistical requirements as required;
• Write and edit a variety of other materials used in marketing and communications, such as social media posts, student recruitment campaigns, web page content, website news stories and articles, newsletters, event promotion, University background information, video scripts, speeches and reports, and other items;
• Help plan and coordinate content for complex editorial projects targeting international and Chinese audiences such as magazines or annual reports as assigned;
• Edit original English material developed by other departments or translated from Chinese for use on the XJTLU website, in media releases, or other publications while ensuring accuracy, coherent messaging and a consistent voice and style;
• Plan and organise international PR events or campaigns;
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:
• Master’s degree or equivalent professional qualification in journalism, communications, public relations or related fields;
• Excellent writing skills; native English; written fluency in additional languages is a plus;
• More than three years of experience in a communications management position in a corporate or institutional setting is essential; minimum of three years of directly relevant experience in a university environment and in-depth knowledge of higher education is preferred;
• Experience in managing media relations in higher education is preferred;
• Experience working with creative teams to develop complex projects such as news, stories, feature reports, collateral materials, web and digital content, and advertising;
• Cross-cultural communication skills and experience of working with people from diverse backgrounds;
• Flexibility to work some nights and weekends is essential.

Manchester Metropolitan U: Lecturer in International Business (UK)

Lecturer in International Business, Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester, UK. Deadline: 31 May 2026.

The Department of Marketing, International Business and Tourism is seeking to appoint a Lecturer in International Business on the Education, Practice and Citizenship (EPC) pathway. This role is particularly suited to candidates with industry experience in international and multinational business contexts, who are able to translate professional practice into high‑quality teaching and curriculum delivery.

They are especially interested in applicants with expertise in areas such as: sustainability, foreign direct investment and trade blocs, multicultural and cross‑cultural business management, and multinational enterprise strategy.

Priority will be given to candidates who have teaching experience in the area of International Marketing in addition to the previous areas. The successful candidate will contribute to teaching across undergraduate and postgraduate International Business provision, supporting modules through lectures, seminars, assessment and student guidance. Experience of applying real‑world international business cases, policy contexts or strategic decision‑making to teaching is highly valued.

Navigating Intercultural Competence with ChatGPT

Lee, L. M. (2025). Navigating intercultural competence with ChatGPT: Implications and recommendations for foreign language education. Journal of Language Teaching, 5(2), 1-8.

“Despite the increasing corpus of research concerning the application of ChatGPT in adaptive learning, grammar, and lexical acquisition in foreign language education (FLE), its effectiveness on the cultivation of intercultural competence (IC) as an essential learning outcome in FLE remains comparatively underexplored. This review article introduces the theoretical background and definitions of intercultural competence in second language acquisition (SLA) before analyzing empirical studies that examine ChatGPT’s cross-cultural performance across multiple languages, cultures, and methodologies. It then discusses the implications of utilizing ChatGPT for intercultural engagement in FLE. The article concludes by underscoring the imperative of critical artificial intelligence literacy (CAIL) among language learners and offers recommendations for best practices in FLE.”

World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development 2026

World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development, as established by the United Nations in December 2002, occurs on 21 May every year.

Dialogue Builds Bridges, Diversity Builds the World.
The World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development, a global campaign spearheaded by the United Nations and supported by UNESCO, is observed annually on May 21. In an increasingly interconnected globe, this celebration emphasizes the transforming power of cultural diversity in promoting peace, economic progress, and international collaboration.

The Universal Declaration on Cultural Diversity, which was endorsed by UNESCO in 2001 and acknowledged culture as a common human legacy and a major force behind development, laid the groundwork for today.

May 21 was formally declared the World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development by the United Nations General Assembly in 2002. In order to address growing cultural divides and to encourage communication as a means of achieving peace and stability, this resolution was introduced.

If you are a teacher, here are some concrete suggestions for projects to conduct with your students as a way to celebrate this day.

Editorial Assistant for Conflict Management and Peace Science (UK)

Call for Applications: Editorial Assistant, Conflict Management and Peace Science, University of Leeds, UK. Deadline: 2 June 2026.

Do you have excellent proof reading skills, attention to detail and the ability to produce accurate work under pressure? Do you have strong communication skills and enjoy working with a variety of people? An Editorial Assistant is sought to work with the editorial team of the Conflict Management and Peace Science (CMPS), an international journal published by Sage on behalf of the Peace Science Society International. CMPS publishes empirical papers at the cutting-edge of peace and conflict research.

Based at the University of Leeds, you will work with the new and ambitious editorial team.

What they offer in return:

26 days holiday plus approx.16 Bank Holidays/days that the University is closed by custom (including Christmas) – That’s 42 days a year!
Generous pension scheme options plus life assurance
Health and Wellbeing: Discounted staff membership options at The Edge, the state-of-the-art Campus gym, with a pool, sauna, climbing wall, cycle circuit, and sports halls.
Personal Development: Access to courses run by the Organisational Development & Professional Learning team.
Access to on-site childcare, shopping discounts and travel schemes are also available.

CFP IMISCOE: Studying Migration in the Digital Era (Canada)

Call for papers: IMISCOE Annual Conference: Studying Migration in the Digital Era: Innovation, Regulation, Ethics, and Rights, 10-12 March 2027, Toronto Metropolitan University, Toronto, Canada. Deadline: 26 June 2026.

Across the globe, states and international organizations are increasingly deploying advanced digital technologies (ADTs), from biometric registration systems and AI-driven risk assessments to mobile applications mediating access to services, as instruments of migration management. While these tools promise efficiency and innovation, they also raise urgent ethical and political questions about surveillance, accountability, the rights of migrants and refugees, and intersectional forms of discrimination based on gender, race and class. Similarly, app-based platform work, algorithmic decision-making, and the externalization of environmental costs resulting from hosting energy-intensive data centres have many implications for migrant labour and mobility.

At the same time, digitalization is reshaping the research process itself. Migration scholars are navigating new opportunities and challenges in data collection, storage, and analysis. From digital ethnography and big data analytics to participatory and community-based approaches designed to counteract power asymmetries, ADTs are reconstituting the field of migration studies. These developments call for reflexive and interdisciplinary dialogue that brings together diverse perspectives and methods to critically engage with digital transformations, grounded in migrants’ lived realities.

For the 2027 IMISCOE Spring Conference, organizers invite migration scholars from all disciplinary backgrounds, geographical regions, and career stages to submit paper proposals that critically interrogate the digital transformations shaping both migration governance and the practice of migration research. Specifically, the program will focus on two interrelated dimensions:

First, organizers welcome contributions that examine how ADTs are impacting migration governance and human rights. They seek to discuss the deployment of advanced technologies in border management, the influence of algorithmic decision-making on migration narratives, and the impact of these tools on the rights and lived experiences of migrants and refugees.

Second, the conference seeks to explore how digitalization is reshaping research methods and ethics. They invite reflections on the opportunities and challenges of digital data collection, the ethics of conducting research in the digital era, and the ways in which ADTs are reconstituting the scientific work on migration.

CID Poster 1: Intercultural Communication / Competence / Dialogue Translated into Catalan

This poster was designed by Linda J. de Wit, and published previously; it now has been translated into Catalan.

This one provides a quick and easy way to understand, and differentiate between, the concepts of “intercultural communication,” “intercultural competence,” and “intercultural dialogue,” using a rooster and a sheep to represent members of different cultures (and she notes that the animals are vector designs by vecteezy.com).

The Catalan translation was provided by Neus Crous-Costa, and the graphic design work necessary to revise was by Yan Qiu. Here then is CID Poster 1: Comunicació / competència / diàleg intercultural.

The article where these explanations of these concepts (as well as lots of other concepts) were published is:

Leeds-Hurwitz, W. (2016). De la possession des compétences interculturelles au dialogue interculturel: Un cadre conceptuel [Moving from having intercultural competencies to constructing intercultural dialogues: A conceptual framework]. Les Politiques Sociales, 3/4, 7-22.

Just in case anyone wants to cite this poster, the following would be the recommended format:

Center for Intercultural Dialogue. (2026). Comunicació / competència / diàleg intercultural. [N. Crous-Costa, trans.]. CID Posters, 1. Available from:
https://centerforinterculturaldialogue.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/cid-poster-1-animals-catalan.png

Wendy Leeds-Hurwitz
Director, Center for Intercultural Dialogue
intercult.dialogue AT gmail.com

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

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