Perception of university students regarding their training needs in diversity and global citizenship

Abstract

This study¹ aims to describe university students' perceptions about their university's Diversity and Global Citizenship (D&GC) awareness training and its association with certain specific socio-demographic and academic variables, with the objective of introducing adjustments in university training programmes that meet current demands on this topic. A questionnaire was distributed to the students of five European universities and sent through the platforms of these universities. Descriptive statistics were used to describe the basic characteristics of the data, and Pearson's chi-square test was used to determine the association between variables. The results show that a high percentage of students perceive that their university is raising awareness about D&CG, especially in Romania. The university students who most frequently carry out D&CG training activities are between 24 and 30 years old and live in Spain. In addition, a high percentage of students consider it important or very important for universities to conduct D&CG courses. Residents in Romania, Lithuania, and Spain prefer a hybrid format for these courses, with the exception of Finnish students who prefer an online format and German students who prefer a face-to-face format.