"Esteban Gonzalez Pons stated in his speech for the 60th anniversary of the Treaties of Roma in front of the European parliament: ""Europa is not a market, it is the will to live together. …"". However, this will and ability to live together is a process that starts in the schools and last as long as we live. Crucial role in that process is taken by the period of the university education and the academic years. These are times and the places where the young people learn to communicate efficiently and with respect to others opinion based on experience, knowledge, skills and abilities. It is up to the university professors along with students themselves to form specific attitudes not to be intolerant, ignorant or discriminative. Therefore, it is of extreme importance that the university professors & assistants are well prepared and educated to support students to argue and form their points without prejudices and complexes.Currently, in Romania and all partner countries there is no training or other course for university professors & assistants how to work in an intercultural & cross-cultural (ICC) environment. Although there some courses like ethno-pedagogy, ethno-psychology, intercultural teaching, etc. in the university programmes, it is still a great challenge for the professors themselves to work within an ICC environment given the fact that a good percentage of university students in Romania are from different ethnicity and different cultures. The rationale for the current project are multifold but the major are:• The university education is a stimulus & preparation for acquiring a profession and specialty in life. Therefore, the way the education is conducted in the university is of utmost importance for the subsequent development of the students.• Lack of national qualification & qualification programmes for university professors & assistants in ICC training & education in neither of the partners’ countries.• Unawareness of the university professors & assistants about the main and additional forms of pedagogical interaction in ICC educational environment.Therefore, the main aim of UniCulture project is to develop an innovative, holistic and interactive approach for training of university professors & teaching staff to conduct educational process in ICC environment.The specific objectives of the proposal shall be to:-Raise the awareness of the university professors & assistants about the need to adopt their teaching styles to the constantly changing and dynamic environment in the universities.-Develop the competences of the university professors & assistant in intercultural and cross-cultural communication with the students during and outside the lectures.-Stress the importance of proper and adequate intercultural & cross-cultural communication as a mean for better social inclusion of different cultural & vulnerable groups of students.The main target group of the project shall be the university professors & assistant that work on a daily basis in an environment that is getting more and more diverse, intercultural and demanding.UniCulture project will develop a holistic & integral approach targeting university professors & assistants. UniCulture training pack will include:1) Handbook for teaching staff to develop their personal & professional competencies how to work in ICC environment as well as how to overcome the ethnical stereotypes & prejudices in the educational process. It will guide the professors thought the contemporary approaches, methods and tools in ethno-pedagogy, ethno-phycology & intercultural education. 2) Workbook for teaching staff with practical examples & case studies on how the taught methods & techniques can be applied in everyday life. It will include also interactive tests & exercises that will support the teachers in the learning process.3) Manual for trainers to facilitate the conduction of UniCulture training course.4) Guide on intercultural communication & social inclusion that will provide the link between working in such environment & support the inclusion of vulnerable groups. The Guide will develop the needed competences in the professors & assistants to support the social inclusion process in the universities.UniCulture training pack will be created to support the university professors & assistants `to further develop their social & intercultural competences. It will provide the necessary theoretical and practical knowledge for recognition & application of interactive techniques for various forms of pedagogical interactions in ICC environment. Moreover, UniCulture will enhance the access & active participation of students from vulnerable groups & minorities in the educational & social processes in universities. Thus, it will foster the social inclusion and will fight the discrimination patterns in societies. UniCulture proposal shall be developed together by 3 universities, 2 NGOs & 1 associate university in response to all mentioned above topics & aims"