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A theoretical insight into enhancing student intercultural competence: Saudi Arabia as a future business and tourism hub

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: This paper provides a theoretical insight into intercultural competence by examining its concept, types, and significance, and by highlighting the urgent need to enhance it in Saudi Arabia—a promising, culturally diverse hub. It emphasizes the importance of improving intercultural competence among Saudi students so they can adapt to the country’s increasingly cross-cultural environment. Drawing on past research, the paper offers future insights into developing intercultural competence and proposes a method for its assessment. The findings are expected to be of significant value to university stakeholders in refining academic programs and institutional practices, ensuring that graduates are well-prepared to compete and thrive in a multicultural and multiethnic global environment.

Source: Edelweiss Applied Science and Technology

DOI: 10.55214/25768484.v9i3.5530

Authors: Nawaf N. Alsulami, Abdel Mohsen Ibrahim Hashim, Ali Hussein Najmi, Marai Mohammed Alamri, Nahla Abdulrahman Zamakhshari

Institutions: University of Tabuk, Jazan University

Language: English

Topic: International Student and Expatriate Challenges

Subfield: Communication

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Quality education

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W4408638987

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