Knowledge Must
Encyclopedia
Knowledge Must is a social enterprise
based in New Delhi
, India
and Chengdu
, China
that was established to assist students, professionals, and organisations to cross cultural boundaries.
and in China's Chengdu
.
Knowledge Must consists of five divisions, namely Career Must, Language Must, Training Must, Travel Must, and Culture Must. Each of the five divisions focuses its work on a specific field related to cultural exchange. For example, Culture Must connects performers, designers, painters, writers, film makers, photographers, and other artists, thereby creating a platform that cultivates and promotes intercultural collaborations.
One of the projects of Knowledge Must is the Sound Tamasha
, which brings musicians, DJs, performers, and other people from the creative industries together to connect across cultures through different forms of musical expressions. Another project are the free guidebooks for doing internships, volunteering, studying, or working among people of another culture, which are licensed as Creative Commons
. Knowledge Must also runs academic summer and winter schools as well as a blog providing information about cultural exchange, intercultural issues, India / South Asia, and China / East Asia.
Social enterprise
A social enterprise is an organization that applies business strategies to achieving philanthropic goals. Social enterprises can be structured as a for-profit or non-profit....
based in New Delhi
New Delhi
New Delhi is the capital city of India. It serves as the centre of the Government of India and the Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi. New Delhi is situated within the metropolis of Delhi. It is one of the nine districts of Delhi Union Territory. The total area of the city is...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
and Chengdu
Chengdu
Chengdu , formerly transliterated Chengtu, is the capital of Sichuan province in Southwest China. It holds sub-provincial administrative status...
, China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
that was established to assist students, professionals, and organisations to cross cultural boundaries.
Area of work
Knowledge Must provides intercultural solutions to individuals and organisations that help them to cross cultural boundaries. For this purpose the organisation offers study and work experience, language immersion, culture-specific and process-oriented training, individualised travel arrangements, and intercultural events.Organisation
Knowledge Must maintains offices in India's capital city New DelhiNew Delhi
New Delhi is the capital city of India. It serves as the centre of the Government of India and the Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi. New Delhi is situated within the metropolis of Delhi. It is one of the nine districts of Delhi Union Territory. The total area of the city is...
and in China's Chengdu
Chengdu
Chengdu , formerly transliterated Chengtu, is the capital of Sichuan province in Southwest China. It holds sub-provincial administrative status...
.
Knowledge Must consists of five divisions, namely Career Must, Language Must, Training Must, Travel Must, and Culture Must. Each of the five divisions focuses its work on a specific field related to cultural exchange. For example, Culture Must connects performers, designers, painters, writers, film makers, photographers, and other artists, thereby creating a platform that cultivates and promotes intercultural collaborations.
One of the projects of Knowledge Must is the Sound Tamasha
Sound Tamasha
Sound Tamasha is an event series and artist platform that is determined to promote the exchange of artists from the music scenes of Europe, India, China, and other parts of the world. The idea behind this collaboration experiment is to connect across cultures...
, which brings musicians, DJs, performers, and other people from the creative industries together to connect across cultures through different forms of musical expressions. Another project are the free guidebooks for doing internships, volunteering, studying, or working among people of another culture, which are licensed as Creative Commons
Creative Commons
Creative Commons is a non-profit organization headquartered in Mountain View, California, United States devoted to expanding the range of creative works available for others to build upon legally and to share. The organization has released several copyright-licenses known as Creative Commons...
. Knowledge Must also runs academic summer and winter schools as well as a blog providing information about cultural exchange, intercultural issues, India / South Asia, and China / East Asia.