A Perceptual Architecture of Intercultural Competence

Dr Birgit Breninger studied Communication Studies, English and American Studies, and Cultural Studies in Salzburg and Oxford. Currently she is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Department of Communication Sciences of the Paris-Lodron University of Salzburg, Austria. She also is acting President and Academic Director of the InterCultural Centre, a research organization at the American ‘Salzburg College’. In 2005, she co-founded the Intercultural College at the University of Salzburg, and led the executive graduate programmes there until 2019. She is also chairwoman of the International Board of ICC Experts and co-editor of the book Creating Cultural Synergies (2012). Her main areas of research and teaching include communication and perception, intercultural leadership, ethical decision-making in multicultural contexts, building cultural expertise, and assessing intercultural competence.