DEVELOPMENT OF INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION OF BACHELOR’S STUDENTS IN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES IN UKRAINE AND GERMANY
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https://doi.org/10.35774/gsip2026.01.234Keywords:
bachelor’s students in digital technologies, intercultural communication, culture, readiness, comparative analysis, Ukraine, GermanyAbstract
The article provides a theoretical substantiation and a comparative analysis of the peculiarities of developing intercultural communication among bachelor’s students in digital technologies in Ukraine and Germany under conditions of professional globalization, the growth of international projects, and the spread of distributed digital teams. It is demonstrated that intercultural communication for future digital technology specialists is not an additional “soft skill” but a fundamental prerequisite for effective professional interaction in a multicultural environment. The study analyzes contemporary scientific approaches to interpreting intercultural communication as an interdisciplinary phenomenon and summarizes research emphasizing digital and distance formats of international cooperation (online debates, “internationalization at a distance,” hybrid student exchanges), as well as the significance of reflection, empathy, and tolerance in intercultural interaction.
It is determined that in Ukraine the formation of intercultural communication is normatively declared in higher education standards; however, in practice it is implemented mainly in a fragmented manner—through language training, individual humanities courses, and indirectly within team-based project work. In contrast, in Germany the development of intercultural communication is more systematic and practice-oriented, based on the DQR qualifications framework, and implemented through the integration of intercultural components into professional modules, international programs, project-based learning, and reflective practices. The article concludes that the German experience is expedient for improving the Ukrainian system of training bachelor’s students in digital technologies by strengthening integrated, practical, and reflective approaches, as well as expanding opportunities for international (including virtual) student interaction.
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