Understanding cultural differences helps create a climate of togetherness, tolerance, and positive social change. Therefore, developing individuals' competence to live in a diverse world is one of the key tasks of society, educational policy, and the education system. In this study, the intercultural sensitivity of students was examined as an important aspect of the intercultural competence of young people, with the aim of analysing the influence of potential predictors on the level of intercultural sensitivity of students in Serbia (N = 452). While gender and age, on certain dimensions of the ISS, were identified as potential predictors of students' intercultural sensitivity, statistical significance was not confirmed for average grades, experience of studying abroad and ways of spending leisure time. The findings indicate that the intercultural sensitivity of students depends more on the personal and developmental characteristics of the respondents, such as gender and age, than on their educational experiences or ways of spending their leisure time. The implications point to the need for targeted programs for the development of intercultural competences in higher education, which will not rely exclusively on international mobility, but on developmental and individual differences between students.
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