The Diversity Challenge for Higher Education. Barriers and opportunities in updating educational settings to deal with international students and guarantee equal and inclusive multicultural environments

This position paper aims to open an interdisciplinary discussion on the barriers and opportunities that international students pose at university level, in order to promote greater awareness and focus on how to enhance processes of teaching and managing cultural diversity from an equal opportunity perspective. It intends to launch a critical discussion starting from the findings of both empirical research and theoretical and methodological analyses on intercultural professionalism of teachers, personnel policies, participatory education and field research methods, social justice in education in Higher Education institutions and combating institutional discrimination.