What is Sietar
Mission SIETAR UK
The main purpose of SIETAR is to encourage and support the development and application of values, knowledge and skills that promote and reinforce beneficial and long-lasting intercultural and inter-ethnic relations at the individual, group, organization and community levels..
Specifically, SIETAR UK pursues the following goals:
- To enhance the awareness of intercultural issues in policy-making, business, and education
- To contribute to the solution of societal problems by facilitating communication between peoples of different cultures, and encouraging research directed toward improving knowledge and practices in the field
- To provide multi-disciplinary, professional expertise in intercultural issues in practice and research by establishing a network of intercultural specialists
- To contribute to the development of standards for interculturalism, and for the practice of intercultural education, training and research
- To support publications, personal and professional exchanges, research, and other projects as well as regional, national and international conferences and other events.
- To find ways to cooperate across borders to enhance the benefits of SIETAR membership and to enlarge the impact of SIETAR in the world.
History of SIETAR UK
SIETAR, the Society for Intercultural Education, Training and Research is the world's largest interdisciplinary network for professionals working in the intercultural field. The network was originally established in 1974 and now includes over 3,000 interculturalists and 15 national and regional groups world-wide. Various SIETAR groups hold NGO status at the United Nations or are recognized by the Council of Europe. Membership is drawn from individuals active in arts, business, consulting and training, migration and development aid, education and research, government, health services, language services, NGOs, minority advocates, public service, research, and social work.
SIETAR UK works to make people more aware of how culture affects education, policy-making, and business. We help people communicate across their differences and provide expert information and assistance in intercultural issues. We work to develop quality standards and ethical norms for intercultural work and promote exchange of ideas and experience in the intercultural field.
The purpose of SIETAR UK is to encourage the development and application of knowledge, values and skills which enable effective intercultural and interethnic relations at individual, group, organization and community levels. As such it assists the creation of intercultural competence through paper and online publications, educational events, regional meetings and congresses, as well as professional networking and information sharing worldwide.
