Enhancing graduates' intercultural competences and awareness through cocreation in higher education

In recent decades the world has found itself in an era of rapid globalisation and migration. In many contexts and cultures, citizens are still coming to terms with the implications of globalisation. The vital role that higher education (HE) institutions can play must not only be emphasised, but strategies, new approaches and initiatives also need to be embraced and adopted to ensure diversity is an advantage and not a source of conflict. It is further noted that notions of ‘interculturalism’ are still not understood in many contexts and are still confused with ‘multiculturalism’. This chapter demonstrates that interculturalism goes beyond multiculturalism, and further locates its place and usefulness within Higher Education, particularly through co-creation efforts. The chapter posits a need for higher educational institutions to embed intercultural competencies, advance understanding of one’s own culture and promote intercultural dialogue in multicultural contexts, especially in Higher education as part of bridging the skills gap and enhancing employability.