The Essence of Intercultural Educational Environment

Abstract

In today’s open and globalized world, there are no nations that, in the course of historical development, have not been influenced (culturally, religiously, politically, economically) by other nations. The interculturality of the environment in which a modern person lives, gets educated and works is gradually becoming an integral characteristic of the modern post-industrial society. The combination of the phenomenon of globalization with the features of scientific and technological progress led to the strengthening of integration processes in all spheres of social life, which influenced, in particular, the intensification of international cooperation and intercultural interpenetration and mutual influence of different peoples, nations and ethnic groups in many and, primarily, European countries. On the other hand, the processes of integration and globalization, aimed at the mutual development of modern countries, peaceful coexistence and socio-economic cooperation of the world community, today become a defining feature of the latest educational paradigms and educational activities of states, peoples and each person in particular.