Multiculturalism, internationalization, and peace education in higher education

Abstract

Although the mainstay of the internationalization policies of higher education is to attract and graduate students successfully and with the education they receive to create added value for their countries and humanity, it has to do with peace as well. The diverse cultural activities of international students with national students reinforce the belief that different cultural identities can live together in peace, and this contributes to the development of a tolerant culture. People from a different social class or racial group and with a different language ability, religion, age, disability, education, sexual orientation, and gender who come together in the university environment can exchange ideas about current events, see different approaches on universal issues, and unite at the point of common human values. A new generation will be raised that has developed a culture of living together, can view and empathize with a different perspectives, and believe that universal peace is possible.