Mobile Researcher Integration. Train the Trainer Guide for the EURAXESS Staff

Since 1951, when the anthropologist Cora DuBois used the term culture shock, many studies relating to cross-cultural adaptation have been produced. Based on research relating to cross-cultural adaptation, the mobile researcher could be helped to move into the period of adjustment as soon as possible in order to avoid culture shock. Organised activities (e.g. social events, trainings) for mobile researchers can act as a catalyst to help them overcome the cultural shock. In order to sustain the Mobile Researcher Integration, the EURAXESS staff involved in the ImpactE project designed a Programme of Effective Soft-Skills Development for Internationally Mobile Researchers, taking into account the social, cultural and professional needs of mobile researchers.

Through working together for two years, the ImpactE team has benefitted from the theoretical approaches of cross-cultural adaptation, undertaking practical workshops with peers – the EURAXESS staff - and experimental trainings with internationally mobile researchers, resulting in this Train the Trainer Guide for EURAXESS staff. We have chosen practical topics, substantiated by a few appendices, including templates to be used for organising events for mobile researchers,

Moreover, the selective list of references provides resources used and published by the project team, other EURAXESS network manuals, theoretical resources, and practical tools for organising training. The list is organised by grouping the references by the mentioned topics. Most of the references are online resources.