UDC 781.2:38.193.2.061.(04)
DOI: https://doi.org/10.59694/ped_sciences.2026.19.008
RECIPROCAL SHORT-TERM MOBILITY AS A STRUCTURED INTERCULTURAL LEARNING MODEL: DESIGN, IMPLEMENTATION AND PROCESS EVALUATION
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METZ Marina
Prof.h.c. Dr.Phil. Dipl.Soz.Päd. MSO MA.
EHD University of applied Sciences, Germany
ORCID іD: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3056-7246
Abstract:
This article examines a reciprocal short-term group exchange implemented within the Intercultural Learning programme at EHD University of Applied Sciences (Germany). The study analyzes its theoretical foundation, pedagogical design, process-accompanying evaluation, and documented learning effects, and explores a reciprocal group exchange model in which student cohorts from two countries collaborate and alternate between hosting and visiting roles. The analysis is based on the appropriate Intercultural Learning (IL) concept, elaborated, carried out and coordinated by Marina Metz at EHD University of Applied Sciences (Evangelische Hochschule Darmstadt, Germany).
Keywords: higher education internationalization, short-term mobility, experiential education, Intercultural Learning Programmes, intercultural competences.
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