Hostile Department Takeover
Your prestigious Linguistics & AI Research Department faces an aggressive merger from the Data Science Division. Dr. Victoria Sterling, your longtime academic rival, has orchestrated a forced consolidation that threatens to dissolve your specialized program and scatter your graduate students. You have one meeting to defend your department's autonomy before the Board of Directors makes their final decision.
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Survivors
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Popularity
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Difficulty
B1-B2
Scenario Overview
Your Role
Department Chair of Linguistics & AI Research
Conversation Partner
Dr. Victoria Sterling, Head of Data Science Division
Setting
Modern executive boardroom, floor-to-ceiling windows showing a stormy skyline, glass table reflecting harsh fluorescent lights
Location
University Administration Building, 42nd Floor
Learning Objectives
Defend your department's unique research value and methodological approach
Protect your graduate students' current research projects from termination
Secure written guarantees of operational independence within the merged structure
About This Scenario
Your prestigious Linguistics & AI Research Department faces an aggressive merger from the Data Science Division. Dr. Victoria Sterling, your longtime academic rival, has orchestrated a forced consolidation that threatens to dissolve your specialized program and scatter your graduate students. You have one meeting to defend your department's autonomy before the Board of Directors makes their final decision.
How It Starts
“Ah, right on time. I trust you've reviewed the merger proposal? Let's not waste time - your department's autonomous status is, frankly, a luxury we can no longer justify. But I'm willing to discuss... transition terms.”
This is how Dr. Victoria Sterling, Head of Data Science Division's greeting will start.
Practice Details
Scenario ID
#2367
Category
General
Location Tag
University Administration Building, 42nd Floor
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