Would you like to?

meet local and international students and play an important role representing the University of Amsterdam
expand your volunteer experiences and collaborate with students form a range of different cultures
future-proof your career with 21st century skills to stand out and succeed as intercultural leaders

Sounds interesting? Then join this group of global changemakers and help support our multicultural student community!

Multicultural teamwork: Equity, Diversity and Inclusion

The UvA Cultural Exchange Ambassadors Programme is a team-based, extracurricular experience promoting equity in mobility, celebrating cultural diversity and inspiring students to engage with their community. You will be given the opportunity to use you student mobility experience (for example participating in an exchange, summer, conference, scholarships and/or virtual study abroad programme) and collaborate in various teams to complete a list of challenging but fun projects.

You will meet your fellow ambassadors during weekly sessions on Wednesday afternoon (except during and the week before exam week), spending a total of 30 hours of work on a variety of team projects.

Developing professional skills

As an ambassador, you will be trained to navigate and adapt to cultural differences, apply different strategies to capitalise on the creativity and innovation that comes with multicultural teamwork and develop your intercultural competence; a useful skill for everyone who foresees a future career where you will be working with a diverse group of people.

The programme will focus on enhancing your self-efficacy in interacting with students from different cultures with an emphasis on communication, equity-mindedness and inclusion. At the end of the programme, you will receive a certificate and a LinkedIn recommendation.

Cultural Exchange Ambassador Programme