Learning and Succeeding in Canada – Monday March 19

19Mar2018

Open to all Langara College International students registered in Langara programs and courses. In this workshop, students will understand cultural norms and invisible differences in Canada as well how to transfer skills from their home country to Canada.

From 10:30am until 12:00pm

At T Building Gallery

Langara College

Learning and Succeeding in Canada
Many cultures have a saying that is roughly equivalent to “When in Rome, do as the Romans.” But what do the Romans do exactly? This is often the challenge of international students in Canada – understanding the rules of Canadian colleges and workplaces is not that easy. Indeed, these rules are not posted on the doors or walls of the organization; in many cases, they need to be inferred by analyzing how Canadians behave in a wide range of professional situations.

By combining insightful diagrams, powerful anecdotes and a lot of real life situations taken from the experience of international students from other Canadian colleges and universities, this presentation aims to give the international students of Langara College a road map for their studies and careers in Canada. International students will learn how to manage their studies and plan their professional future, wherever that future may take them.

Lionel Laroche, Ph.D., P.Eng.
Over the past 20 years, Lionel has provided cross-cultural training and consulting services to over 100,000 people in 18 countries. Lionel specializes in helping organizations turn the challenges often associated with cultural differences into a source of creativity and innovation. Lionel has presented at over 250 conferences and events around the world, including many conferences for leaders, senior managers and HR professionals. He has written three books and more than 100 articles examining the impact of cultural differences on organizations, both at the macro (organization, department, human resources) and micro (employees, managers, teams) levels. Lionel’s presentations are consistently rated highly by participants and are described as thought-provoking, informative and practical. Born in France, Lionel has obtained a Diplôme d’ingénieur Polytechnicien from the Ecole Polytechnique de Paris and a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, California.

 

 

There are 30 places available.