The aim of this project is to develop a student-focussed project that will develop students’ intercultural understanding and global awareness. 

This project will deliver a series of targeted workshops, Headspace, to student apprentices aimed at supporting their personal and professional development.

Crossing Borders is a programme developed by Georgia Southern University. This project was developed from a pilot project at SETU (Wexford Campus), based on Allport's (1954) Group Contact Theory. 

The aim is increase awareness and understanding of difference and 'other' in order to increase understanding. Evidence suggests that increasing contact between groups leads to a reduction in prejudice and discrimination (Pettigrew and Tropp, 2011).