What is Cultural Competency?
At King’s we want to work together as a community to enhance the Cultural Competency of all our students and staff. We define Cultural Competency as the ability to view the world through the lens of other people – in all their diversity.
What we see depends on where we stand. We cannot seek to solve problems around us or indeed the global problems we seek to solve if we cannot see the perspectives of the other.
Professor 'Funmi Olonisakin, Vice President of International, Engagement & Service
Co-create with us
Cultural Competency at King's is unique as it is shaped by students and staff alike. There are a number of ways you can help develop cultural competency programmes and get involved in research projects.
How to get involved in shaping the programmes
The best way to get involved is to join The Cultural Competency Co-Creation Steering Group (4C).
The principle of the 4C is to foster collaboration, co-creation, and empowerment. Membership comprises of the university’s cultural competency experts and champions, many of whom have been on King’s journey towards institutional cultural competency from the beginning. We seek to provide an open and supportive platform for networking and peer-support to both colleagues and students who wish to develop these projects.
Members of the 4C can form Special Interest Groups (SIG) to carry out specific research or educational projects. Please see below for more information about forming a SIG.
Download 4C Terms of Reference
How to join the 4C
The 4C is held four times a year, To find out when the next 4C is being held, please contact interhums@kcl.ac.uk. Everyone is welcome.
If you're a staff member and would like to learn more, search 'Cultural Competency' on the intranet.