This article assumes that the inter

This article assumes that the internationalization of higher education demands more
elaborate pedagogical approaches to utilise the experiences of multiethnic student groups
and to facilitate every student’s acquisition of intercultural competencies. Drawing from
three internationalisation ideologies embedded in the educational discourse, it is argued that
intercultural communication – as a field of study or a discipline – can play a key role in this
endeavour. Twelve fields of consideration, when international educators work with
students, are also identified.