Susan Schärli-Lim, RN, BScN, Dipl. Ed., MAIR

Susan Schärli-Lim, RN, BScN, Dipl. Ed., MAIR

ZHAW School of Health Sciences
Institute of Nursing
Katharina-Sulzer-Platz 9
8400 Winterthur

+41 58 934 71 82
susan.schaerli-lim@zhaw.ch

Work at ZHAW

Position

Focus

Intercultural development of staff and students

Teaching

Experience

Director I-LEAD Schärli-Lim Consulting
I-LEAD Consulting
07 / 2022 - today
Vocational Teacher at tertiary level B
Bern Nursing College
09 / 2007 - 02 / 2013
Project member "International Student Exchange & Sociocultural Trainings"
Bern Nursing College
07 / 2009 - 03 / 2010
Teacher aid
Nursing College "Am Altenberg"
01 / 2004 - 08 / 2007
Registered Nurse
Private Clinic "Im Park"
08 / 2001 - 12 / 2005
Registered Nurse/Acting: Clinical Nurse/Staff Development Nurse/Area Manager/Occupational Health & Safety Representative
Royal Perth Hospital
05 / 1994 - 09 / 2000

Education and Continuing education

Education

Master of Arts / Intercultural Relations
University of the Pacific
06 / 2012 - 06 / 2017
Vocational Teacher (tertiary education) / Health education
WE'G
10 / 2003 - 04 / 2007
Bachelor of Science / Nursing
Curtin University of Technology
02 / 1990 - 02 / 1994

Continuing Education

Certified Cultural Detective Facilitator
Cultural Detective
11 / 2017
Qualified Administrator Intercultural Development Inventory
Intercultural Development Inventory, LLC
05 / 2014
Certified Global Competencies Inventory Administrator
Kozai Group
02 / 2014

Network

Membership of networks

ORCID digital identifier

ORCID ID: 0000-0003-0632-1449

Awards

Henry Dunant Medal
Samaritans Switzerland (Swiss Red Cross)
04 / 2024
Best Film: Category Intercultural Communication
SIETAR Europa Virtual Institute Film Festival - Sevifest 23
07 / 2023

Social media

Projects

Intercultural Nursing Educators and Students / Team member / completed

Selected publications

Händler-Schuster, D., Stark, E., Domeisen Benedetti, F., & Schärli-Lim, S. (2026). Förderung der interkulturellen Sensibilität im Master of Science in Nursing. Pädagogik der Gesundheitsberufe, 13(1), 34–40. https://doi.org/10.3936/s7p0hg18
Gradellini, C., Pretorius, M., Vermeiren, S., Schärli-Lim, S., Bønløkke, M., & de Lorenzo, E. (2023). The development and validation of an intercultural nursing educator profile using the Delphi method. Journal of Transcultural Nursing, 35(1), 62–73. https://doi.org/10.1177/10436596231207433
de Lorenzo, E., Bønløkke, M., Bourkia, P., Gradellini, C., Händler-Schuster, D., Mecugni, D., Bennet, M., Mijatovic, M., Pretorius, M., Schaerli, S., Vermeiren, S., Weber, U., & Zarandona, J. (2020). The profile of an intercultural competence educator for healthcare and other professions. Intercultural Connector. https://iccglobal.org/2020/09/30/the-profile-of-an-intercultural-competence-educator-for-healthcare-and-other-professions/
Schärli-Lim, S., de Lorenzo, E., & Bonlokke, M. (2024). Challenges health care educators face facilitating intercultural competence. In D. K. Deardorff & M. Tatebayashi (Eds.), Current Perspectives on Intercultural and Global Competence (pp. 142–161). STAR Scholars Press.
van den Bergh, S., Schärli-Lim, S., & Wong, S. S. (2020). Intercultural interactions for health professions : a critical incident approach (1. Auflage). hep.

Publications

Articles in scientific journal, peer-reviewed

Händler-Schuster, D., Stark, E., Domeisen Benedetti, F., & Schärli-Lim, S. (2026). Förderung der interkulturellen Sensibilität im Master of Science in Nursing. Pädagogik der Gesundheitsberufe, 13(1), 34–40. https://doi.org/10.3936/s7p0hg18
Gradellini, C., Pretorius, M., Vermeiren, S., Schärli-Lim, S., Bønløkke, M., & de Lorenzo, E. (2023). The development and validation of an intercultural nursing educator profile using the Delphi method. Journal of Transcultural Nursing, 35(1), 62–73. https://doi.org/10.1177/10436596231207433
Mantzoukas, S., Schärli-Lim, S., Kelly, H., Falk, K., Frey, S., & Van Der Aa, C. (2020). The impact of The Florence Network in advancing nursing and midwifery in Europe. Nurse Education in Practice, 50(102919). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nepr.2020.102919

Books, peer-reviewed

van den Bergh, S., Schärli-Lim, S., & Wong, S. S. (2020). Intercultural interactions for health professions : a critical incident approach (1. Auflage). hep.

Other publications

Schärli-Lim, S., de Lorenzo, E., & Bonlokke, M. (2024). Challenges health care educators face facilitating intercultural competence. In D. K. Deardorff & M. Tatebayashi (Eds.), Current Perspectives on Intercultural and Global Competence (pp. 142–161). STAR Scholars Press.
Karabegovic, A., Schönbächler Marcar, C., Kupka, D., Domeisen Benedetti, F., Gisler, L., Kohler, S. K., & Schärli-Lim, S. (2023). Interkulturelle Kompetenz : eine Jahrhundertkompetenz. Krankenpflege, 2023(2), 26–28. https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-27199
Schärli-Lim, S., & Händler-Schuster, D. (2023). Interkulturelle Kommunikation. In D. Händler-Schuster & H. Budroni (eds.), Gemeinde- und Familiengesundheitspflege. Lehrbuch für die ambulante Pflege (pp. 372–382). Hogrefe. https://doi.org/10.1024/86098-000
Kohler, S. K., Karabegovic, A., Schönbächler Marcar, C., Kupka, D., Domeisen Benedetti, F., & Schärli-Lim, S. (2023). Interkulturelle Kommunikation in der onkologischen Pflege : «Behandle andere Menschen so, wie sie selbst behandelt werden möchten». Onkologiepflege, 2023(1), 15–16. https://www.onkologiepflege.ch/fileadmin/user_upload/Downloads/zeitschrift/2023_1_Onkologiepflege_Soins_en_oncologie.pdf
Gradellini, C., de Lorenzo, E., Zarandona, J., Schärli-Lim, S., Händler-Schuster, D., Mecugni, D., Filov, I., Mijatovic, M., Bønløkke, M., Flodager, H., Pretorius, M., Bourkia, P., Bennet, M., Van der Linden, E., Vanceulebroeck, V., & Vermeiren, S. (2022, October 19). Trainers: Trainer Intercultural Nursing Educators and Students : un progetto europeo per promuovere la competenza culturale. La SIMM, 30 Anni + le Epidemie: Nuove diseguaglianze, nuove sfide, Rome, Italy, 19-21 October 2022. https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-26894
Arvanitis, E., Bauer, M., Covarrugias Vengas, B., Crameri, A., D'Amato, G., Davione, E., Farrar, J., Glaveanu, V., Grünenfelder, R., Hassi, A., Lambelet, A.-C., Lezou Koffi, A.-D., Ogay, T., Pechr, J., Saudelli, M. G., Schärli-Lim, S., Shaules, J., Spencer-Oatey, H., Stalder, P., et al. (2021). Futures of education : learning to become : how should what we learn, how we learn, and where we learn change in the future?. UNESCO/SIETAR Switzerland. https://arodes.hes-so.ch/record/7979
de Lorenzo, E., Bønløkke, M., Bourkia, P., Gradellini, C., Händler-Schuster, D., Mecugni, D., Bennet, M., Mijatovic, M., Pretorius, M., Schaerli, S., Vermeiren, S., Weber, U., & Zarandona, J. (2020). The profile of an intercultural competence educator for healthcare and other professions. Intercultural Connector. https://iccglobal.org/2020/09/30/the-profile-of-an-intercultural-competence-educator-for-healthcare-and-other-professions/
Schärli-Lim, S. (2020). I DIVE reflection tool : overview & instructions. HubICL Toolbox, Purdue University's Center for Intercultural Learning.
Binkert, F., Grosse, U., Schärli-Lim, S., & Helfenstein, I. (2018). Nursing now und Cha Cha Cha. Krankenpflege, 2018(8), 32–33. https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-3946

Oral conference contributions and abstracts

Schärli-Lim, S. (2023, May 25). Challenges educators face facilitating intercultural competence in healthcare. World Council on Intercultural and Global Competence 2023 Global Forum, Online, 24-25 May 2023.
Schärli-Lim, S. (2023, April). World Council on Intercultural and Global Competence. 30th Florence Network Annual Meeting, Madrid, Spain, 24-28 April 2023.
de Lorenzo Urien, E., Schärli-Lim, S., & Zarandona Calvo, J. (2023, April). Training Intercultural Nursing Educators and Students. 30th Florence Network Annual Meeting, Madrid, Spain, 24-28 April 2023.
Schärli-Lim, S. (2022, May 20). TraINErs : training intercultural nursing educators and students. Florence Network Annual Meeting (FNAM): "Global Human Security", Online, 20-21 May 2022.
Schärli-Lim, S. (2022, May 14). Tools to aid analysis & reflection, and a profile to guide intercultural mentors. SIETAR Switzerland Congress, Yverdon-Les-Bains, Switzerland, 13-15 May 2022.
Schärli-Lim, S. (2021). How to make the best out of a study year abroad. ZHAW International Evening, Winterthur, 8 November 2021.
De Lorenzo, E., Gradellini, C., Bønløkke, M., Schärli-Lim, S., Bourkia, P., Mecugni, D., Zarandona, J., & Pretorius, M. (2021). Validation of a profile of an intercultural competence nursing educator : an international Delphi study. 25th International Nursing Research Conference, Online, 15-19 November 2021.
de Lorenzo, E., Schärli-Lim, S., Gradellini, C., & Bourkia, P. (2021). Profile of intercultural nurse educator EU & Movetia funded TraINErs project. Virtual Florence Network Annual Meeting, Online, 20-21 May 2021.
Schärli-Lim, S., & Teunissen, R. (2018, September 11). Enhancing the transformative effects of intercultural training in health and welfare education. European Association for International Education (EAIE), Geneva, 11-14 September 2018.
Schärli-Lim, S. (2017, September 13). Health and Welfare Education presents : how do we prepare our students for diversity in the health and welfare sector?. European Association for International Education (EAIE), Seville, Spain, 13 September 2017.
Schärli-Lim, S. (2017, January 18). Workshop assessing intercultural competence : the intercultural development inventory. Staff Program Winterschool 2017, Winterthur, 18. Januar 2017.
Schärli-Lim, S., & Uehlinger, C. (2017, January 11). Intercultural brush-up : new inputs in intercultural communication and how to apply it. Society for Intercultural Education Training and Research Event (SIETAR), Winterthur, Switzerland, 11 Januar 2017.
Schärli-Lim, S. (2016, June 20). Intercultural Development Inventory-guided intercultural training and an example at the ZHAW. ZHAW-Tagung «Didaktik an Fachhochschulen», Winterthur, 20. Juni 2016.
Schärli-Lim, S. (2016, May 10). On the Road with migrants. Society for Intercultural Education Training and Research Event (SIETAR), Zurich, Switzerland, 10 Mai 2016.
Schärli-Lim, S. (2016, April 14). What our students are learning, what they are not and what we can do about it. European Nursing Module Network Meeting, Madrid, Spain, 14 April 2016.
Schärli-Lim, S. (2016, January 20). Workshop predeparture - ongoing - reentry training for students and staff. Staff Program Winterschool 2016, Winterthur, 20. Januar 2016.