The structure of the student population of higher education across the globe has transformed significantly as a consequence of globalization and migration. Therefore, it is an imperative for institutions to make the best efforts and rethink the value of culture. Universities need to seek ways to integrate this multicultural student population into the local culture and at the same time teach local students how to respect other cultures.

In this paper we aim at presenting the results of a follow-up study based on the outcomes of a survey carried out at the University of Pécs in Hungary among 255 international and local students in 2011. The outcomes suggested that local culture is only attractive for those international students who have regular contacts with Hungarian students; otherwise local culture has no value for them. In the followup survey focus group interviews were carried out to investigate what changes have since been implemented in order to address the above needs to integrate the multicultural student population into the local culture.

As a conclusion, several strategies for the future and already implemented intercultural programs will be revealed and discussed.

Gyöngyi Pozsgai, PhD works as international relations co-ordinator at the University of Pécs, Hungary and is a guest lecturer at the Faculty of Cultural Sciences, Education and Regional Development. She has 13 years of experience in higher education. Between 2006-2014 she was the Secretary General of UNeECC. She is a member of the European Cultural Parliament. Her special areas of research are higher education marketing, international student recruitment and personal management.

Timea Németh, Phd, is an assistant professor at the Department of Languages for Specific Purposes, Medical School, University of Pécs, Hungary. She teaches English and Hungarian for medical purposes and intercultural competence for Hungarian and international medical students. Her research interests include intercultural competence, intercultural language learning and the use of online educational tools in teaching.