Multiculturalism and Internationalization in Spanish Universities: ¿North-south Socio-cultural Differences?

Abstract

Introduction. Spanish universities are undergoing a process of continuous Europeanization and globalization, translated into a growing interest in studying the development of internationalization and multiculturalism. Objectives: To compare internationalization and multiculturalism in Spanish universities from the north and the south of the country. Methodology: The questionnaire consists of 61 items divided into nine topics. It was implemented in 2014-2015. Results: There were no statistically significant differences in variables on multiculturalism, but some differences regarding internationalization were found, where a higher budget and amount of involved staff in the University of the North versus the ones from the south was observed. Conclusions: All universities met, however, more than 50% of the objectives established on internationalization.