1. Age, gender, and nationality are essential characteristics of a person.

2. At your university, can you observe a growing cultural diversity?

3. When you are on university grounds, do you regularly hear different languages being spoken?

4. How would you evaluate yourself on verbal and non-verbal communication on a 1-5 scale, where 1 means very weak, 2 weak, 3 neither weak nor strong, 4 strong, and 5 very strong?

5. How would you evaluate yourself on openness on a 1-5 scale, where 1 means very weak, 2 weak, 3 neither weak nor strong, 4 strong, and 5 very strong?

6. How would you evaluate yourself on knowledge of cultural worldview frameworks on a 1-5 scale, where 1 means very weak, 2 weak, 3 neither weak nor strong, 4 strong, and 5 very strong?

7. How would you evaluate yourself on cultural self-awareness on a 1-5 scale, where 1 means very weak, 2 weak, 3 neither weak nor strong, 4 strong, and 5 very strong?

8. How would you evaluate yourself on empathy on a 1-5 scale, where 1 means very weak, 2 weak, 3 neither weak nor strong, 4 strong, and 5 very strong?

9. How would you evaluate yourself on curiosity on a 1-5 scale, where 1 means very weak, 2 weak, 3 neither weak nor strong, 4 strong, and 5 very strong?

10. Culture is:

11. There are different cultural identities in the different regions of my country.

12. Cultural differences can also be observed between different generations.

13. The national culture of my country defines my country and makes it better than others.

14. Culture is given from one generation to the other and stays the same.

15. Cultural bias is the tendency of people to judge the outside world through a narrow view based on their own culture.

16. I believe that the social conventions of my country are universal. People who do not follow those conventions are outcasts.

17. I believe that nobody tasting my country's cuisine could dislike any of our traditional dishes.

18. I am aware of my own cultural rules and biases and I can easily recognise them.

19. I am aware that certain idiomatic expressions in my language may not be understandable in another cultural setting or translatable to another language.

20. Do you think that all gestures have the same meaning in all countries?

21. Do you think that the number of times people kiss when meeting each other may differ from country to country?

22. When stereotypes come up during a discussion, what do you usually do?

23. How would you define empathy?

24. Cultural empathy is the ability to empathise with the feelings, thoughts, and behaviours of members of groups with a different cultural background.

25. Empathic communication is a powerful tool to solve interpersonal conflicts and establish deep connections.

26. Do you think that cultural empathy is a prerequisite for effective cultural communication?

27. While working with a group of foreign students, do you pay attention to body language and gestures?

28. Communication is made to a significant extent of sounds and body language.

29. Do you think that widely recognised hand gestures, like the thumps-up sign of approval or agreement, may have opposite, negative, or even insulting meaning in some countries?

30. In your country, a person who does not speak your language asks you a question. How do you react?

31. During a festive event, a group of foreign students encourages you and your colleagues to participate in one of their traditional dances. How would you react?

32. When you are abroad, are you interested in trying the local food?

33. If a foreign student came to your class, how would you react?

34. Before, during, or after visiting a foreign country, are you interested in learning about its culture?

35. Cultural openness allows people to navigate without social constraint within and across different cultural groups.

36. In a working group formed by students with different cultural origins, do you try to impose your working method or do you rather value diversity in finding a common approach?

37. A culturally open individual does not assume, but questions.

38. How would you react if, during a working experience abroad, you are asked to adapt your schedule, personal and working routine, to local habits?

39. Empathy implies approval.