WelcomeAround 20 years ago I went to Europe to study. I lived in Spain, Italy and Belgium. I worked with refugees, students of the European Counsel and I was the protagonist

of my own studies and reflections.

There I found the Intercultural Psychology, that had a brilliant vision about migration, the people’s mental squeme and the processes of adaptation. After it, I found the

Intercultural Education, that shows us a new perspective about the world.

Then, an exclusive methodology was born, at the same time touching people’s hearts and bringing outstanding knowledge, making them rethink about the

way they deal with differences.

And so, the art of meeting became our passion and expertise.

Andrea Sebben

about theCOMPANY

We are experts in the preparation of people for adaptation, communication, living together and negotiation with foreign cultures in three different areas:Executive, Cultural Exchange and Sports.

Multicultural teams that live together or negotiate with different

cultures enhance and sophisticate their resources when they understand

the mindset that drives each of its members, strengthening empathy and

complicity, which is fundamental inside organizations.

In the same way expats and their families profit enormously when they come to understand

the complexity of migration and the factors of risk and success that it comprises.

EXECUTIVE

EXCHANGEHow one can guarantee thesuccess of an exchange program?

We are all ears to the well beingof all involved: the exchangee, the host family, their relatives and the moderating agencies.

Our goal is to optimize the students capabilities, so that he can face his challenges with more resources and judgment.

Our objective is to help them adapting in the out-of-the-field setting. How to adapt in the club, in the country, to the local rules? Wives and relatives also deserve special attention in these displacements, as well as the professionals that go with them. Understand people’s behavior is always a big differential for the athlete and everyone involved.

Athletes from all areas are exported to foreign countries daily, specially soccer players, for their talent in the field.

SPORTS

the difference is in ourEXCLUSIVE BACKGROUNDin intercultural psychology and intercultural education

Andrea Sebben Team is a reference both inside and outside the country in themes related to Intercultural Psychology and Intercultural Education.

What isIntercultural Psychologist

It’s a field of Psychology that studies the relation between culture and behavior, therefore it concerns the connexion between culturally diversed individuals. Some exclusive topics inside Intercultural Psychology:

• People’s mindset;• Evolution of the migration process;• Emigration and language;• Emigration and identity;• Acculturative stress and processes of acculturation;• Structure of Social and Psychological Adaptation;• Migratory Psychopathologies;• Basic characteristics of the migratory experience;• Communication and perception;• Discrimination, prejudice and stereotypy;• Culture, national character and their influence on relations.

Intercultural Education

The Intercultural Education believe in diversity as a source of learning and enrichment.

The development of intercultural skills is not easy, as it presupposes the changing and overcoming himself and his ethnocentrism.

So rather than a content, it is a method developed to encourage new behaviors and invites us to develop attentive listening to the other, the decentering and cognitive skills necessary to overcome misun-derstandings and misperceptions that normally have different cultures from ours.

the differenceis in ourGOALS

Our participants must be able to understand BEYOND local etiquette, they must comprehend the reasons behind some of the attitudes within the intercultural encounter. It's meant to be a process in which the counterparts will communicate with each other and seek behavioral alternatives in order to obtain intelligent and useful results.

the difference is in ourMETHODOLOGY

We utilize Intercultural Education games, Intercultural Simula-tion games, Case Studies, Au- diovisual Resources, specific Intercultural Educa- tion manual about the host country and support, as a 24/7 support to Brazilians and foreigners during their migration.

Our vast experience with diverse public, a portrait of our own intercultural identity, makes our presentations expressions of pure affection, humor and knowledge.

Writing is also part of our everyday lives. Through books, articles and interviews, we share our knowledge and reflections with all of those who wish to evolve, differentiate themselves, and become, like us, architects of bridges.

the difference is in thePEOPLE

Andrea SebbenDirector and Cross-Cultural Psychologist

Andrea holds two undergraduate degrees,

one from Universidad Complutense de Madrid, in

Spain, and the other from PUCRS, in Porto Alegre. She

holds an M.A. in Social Psychology, in the field of

Intergroup/Interethnic Relations, from UFSC. She has

lived in countries such as Spain, Belgium, Italy and the

United States. She's a collaborator at UNESCO and member

of the International Association for Cross-Cultural Psychology

(IACCP), among other significant inter- national entities. She's

reference in Brazil for themes such as Cross-Cultural Psychology

and Intercultural Education, having over 15 years of experience;

she is also the greatest bibliographic reference in Brazil in the field

of Intercultural Sciences. She has released four books by Artes &

Ofícios publisher.

Gabriela RibeiroBusiness Associate and Cross-Cultural Psychologist

Gabriela holds and undergraduate degree

from PUCRS, in Porto Alegre. She has been receiving

substantial training in the Intercultural Training®

methodology developed by Andrea along the course of

her studies and work in Europe and Brazil. She has

attended training courses in Chile, Argentina, Venezuela,

Costa Rica and Colombia. She gives lectures and delivers

Intercultural Trainings through- out Brazil in many languages;

she's a columnist of “We speak Portuguese” magazine in Australia,

and is also a member of the International Association for Cross-

Cultural Psychology (IACCP). Gabriela has lived in England and New

Zealand.

the difference is in ourRESULTS

In 15 years Equipe Andréa Sebben has trained about 15,000

people migrating to countries like Australia, United States,

Canada, Angola, China, India, Argentina, Peru, Japan, South

Korea, Morocco, Algeria, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Switzerland,

England, France, Germany, South Africa, Iceland and others. Our

premature return rate is less than 1%.

“I've been receiving excellent feedback from the trainings this

company provides from our employees. Really, it's not just one or

two, it's all of them! You really excel in what you do. Thank you for

the great job and let's maintain our partnership!”

- Mabel Vidal - RMs Manager

“Yesterday I had the opportunity to participate in the Intercultural Training

ministered by the extraordinary Andréa Sebben. I'd like to register that

this initiative was spectacular, her knowledge is amazing and our day

together was a huge success in my point of view. I admit I had doubts

concerning how the theme would be presented because of my previous

experience in trainings of this nature, and because of my experience of being

an expat for 3 years in England. Either way, the training exceed my

expectations, congratulations to the creators!”

- Maurício Lombardi - Head of CSS

“Today I've found out that I'm very global and international, but

not really intercultural! I'll remember the teachings from today

with tenderness and I'll apply it in my professional life, but I'll use it

fundamentally in my personal life!”

- Ricardo Yokota

“The theme was approached in a clear and objective fashion and,

mainly, allowed me to construct a clearer perception on the meaning

of 'living and working abroad'. I've read a lot about the life changes

(personal and professional) that encompasses the life of those who

choose such path, but in any of my sources I encountered the scientific

approach that this training provided. I leave the training with a total different

perspective from that which I had before I entered.”

- Eli Renato -

“Simply spectacular. Clubs hardly worry in orientating, helping and

preparing the athletes. When in Portugal, I didn’t have any information, the

club was only interested in money. I went there just with courage, certain

of a thing: I wanted to win outside the country. I grew up a lot, together

with wife and kids, we stood up, went through difficulties and finally won

and we made a lot of friends. Congratulations for what you do! Keep up.”

- Ricardo Nanusevicius - Campus Pelé – Jundiaí/SP

“Andrea’s work is wonderful. After knowing the Intercultural training

proposed by her we can’t imagine anymore our exchange students going

on an airplane without going through this work. Besides this pre depar-

ture preparation, the accompaniment that Andrea gives while our stu-

dents are abroad is fundamental so that they can face the difficulties that

show up along the way. We admire and trust in your work.”

- Allan Mitelmão - Director da Just Intercâmbios, Sorocaba/SP

“Andrea manages, in just one day, to pass confidence and serenity not

only to us, agency, but mainly to our clients. The feedback that we receive

from our clients after each training confirms that her work is of high quality.

It is impressive that how she manages to touch the minds and hearts of all

the ones involved and at the end of each training there is always a lot of

emotion in the air. Knowing that we can count on a professional of such

quality, 24 hours, 7 days a week, it is also a great differential of our work.”

Paula Starling de Azevedo – Intervip Belo Horizonte/MG

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