Interkulturalna osjetljivost definirana je kao stav koji odražava stupanj spremnosti za interakciju s ljudima iz različitih kultura. Interkulturalna osjetljivost vrlo je važna za efektivnu komunikaciju između pripadnika različitih kultura i društvene kohezije u današnjem raznolikom globaliziranom svijetu. U ovom radu provedeno je kvantitativno istraživanje interkulturalne osjetljivosti kod studenata ekonomije poduzetništva, tehničkog menadžmenta i turizma Veleučilišta VERN', primjenom prilagođene skale interkulturalne osjetljivosti. Istraživanjem je potvrđeno da je razina spremnosti studenata Veleučilišta VERN' na studiranje ili rad u inozemstvu prosječna, da studenti ekonomije poduzetništva, tehničkog menadžmenta i turizma procjenjuju svoju interkulturalnu osjetljivosti niskom kada je riječ o poznavanju različitih kultura, te da ne postoji razlika u razini interkulturalne osjetljivosti između studenata ekonomije poduzetništva i studenata turizma Veleučilišta VERN'. Međutim, studenti turizma pokazuju statistički veću razliku u odgovorima koja se odnose na percepciju vlastitog snalaženja u drugim kulturama i ophođenja sa strancima, kao i veću spremnost na život vani. Zaključak rada je da je učenje o interkulturalizmu neophodno uvesti u obrazovanje koje bi mlade naučilo poštivanju različitosti i pomoglo razviti interkulturalne kompetencije kojima bi uspješnije plovili u današnjem globalnom svijetu.

Intercultural sensitivity is defined as an attitude which reflects the degree of readiness to interact with people from different cultures. Intercultural sensitivity is very important for effective communication between members of different cultures and social cohesion in today's varied and globalised world. This thesis is based on a quantitative research on intercultural sensitivity conducted on students of the economy of entrepreneurship, technical management and tourism at the VERN' University, using an adjusted intercultural sensitivity scale. The research has confirmed that the degree of readiness of students from VERN' University to study or work abroad is average, that students of economy of entrepreneurship, technical management and tourism estimate their intercultural sensitivity as low when we talk about knowledge of different cultures, as well as that there is no difference in the degree of intercultural sensitivity between students of economy of entrepreneurship and students of tourism from VERN' University. However, students of tourism show a statistically larger difference in answers which refer to the perception of their own coping in different cultures and behavior with foreigners, as well as a bigger readiness to live abroad. The conclusion of the thesis is that it is vital to include the teaching about interculturalism into education, which would teach young people about respecting diversities and help develop intercultural competencies which would make it easier for them to navigate in today's globalized world.