Dr Alison Gourvès-Hayward is an Associate Professor and Head of the Modern Language Department at Telecom-Bretagne in France. She was educated in Great Britain, France and Ireland, where she completed her PhD in Intercultural studies at Dublin City University. She has extensive experience in education, interpreting, translation and managing multicultural teaching teams. Her research interests include telecollaborative intercultural learning, self-assessment, and intercultural competences for student and practicing engineers. She has published extensively in this field and given many academic papers and invited talks at national and international conferences, such as CDIO, IAIR, SEFI and SIETAR.
