INTERNATIONALIZATION OF HIGHER EDUCATION: INTERCULTURAL DIMENSION

Abstract

The paper presents some aspects of the internationalization of higher education from the angle of intercultural dimension, namely willingness of host universities to create and maintain the multicultural environment, readiness of the incoming students to immerse into foreign cultural environment, their adaptation towards western educational practices, as well as the issues of the internationalization of the curriculum. The author also emphasizes that learning styles are diverse in different cultures, which should be taken into consideration by host institutions.Key words: higher education, internationalization, intercultural dimension, curriculum, international students, diverse learning styles