Development of Intercultural Learning: New Challenges for Higher Education in Ukraine

The paper depicts the new challenges facing higher education institutions in Ukraine in the context of necessity of developing proper intercultural knowledge, skills, and competences of contemporary graduates. It also provides the background for the increasing role of higher education in respect of enhancing intercultural learning. The paper emphasizes the importance of introducing changes in curriculum design, improvement of teaching qualifications, and growing students’ intercultural socialization. Finally the paper proposes some recommendations for achieving positive transformations of higher education in Ukraine in regards of addressing the challenges of modern pluralistic society.