MGIMO School of Business and International Proficiency

MGIMO School of Business and International Proficiency

Arto Mustajoki Lectures at MGIMO

Arto Mustajoki Lectures at MGIMO

25 November 2019

Arto Mustajoki Lectures at MGIMO

On 25 November, Professor at the University of Helsinki Arto S. Mustajoki gave a lecture to foreign language professors and lecturers as part of the advanced skills programme for the MGIMO faculty. The lecture was entitled “Effective Communication in a Foreign Language as a Way to Train Specialists in International Relations”.

On 25 November, Professor at the University of Helsinki Arto S.Mustajoki gave a lecture to foreign language professors and lecturers as part of the advanced skills programme for the MGIMO faculty. The lecture was entitled “Effective Communication in a Foreign Language as a Way to Train Specialists in International Relations”.

Professor Arto S.Mustajoki is a well-known specialist in functional linguistics and cross-cultural communication. In his lecture “The Theory of Miscommunication” he  considered the following issues:

  • Miscommunication: the most serious problem of the world?
  • Weak points in interaction.

Those present at the lecture took an active part in discussing these issues.