Cross-Cultural Training
The Institute delivers cross-cultural training courses for companies and organisations working in the Australia/China scope. All cross-cultural courses are tailored to suit the participants' needs and can be offered face-to-face or online.
Understanding Chinese Business Culture
Topics include: Basic Chinese phrases, building cross-cultural awareness, communicating with Chinese clients, negotiating with Chinese clients, and managing an Australian-Chinese team.
Participants who complete this course will:
• gain a deeper understanding of Chinese culture;
• be equipped with skills for polite social interaction with Chinese people;
• have awareness of issues in Sino-Australian cross-cultural communication;
• understand modern Chinese business etiquette;
• be able to navigate around China’s cities more independently; and
• utilise Chinese popular apps, like Wechat, Alipay etc. to maximize efficiency in China
For further information, please contact us at confucius-institute@unimelb.edu.au.
Understanding Australian Business Culture
The Institute conducts training workshops on Australian Business Culture in both Mandarin and English.
Participants who complete this training will:
• gain a deeper understanding of Australian culture;
• understand the Australian workplace style and structure;
• learn about the Australian communication style to politely interact with Australian people;
• have awareness of cultural differences and business etiquette; and
• be able to navigate around Australia more independently.
For further information, please contact us at confucius-institute@unimelb.edu.au.