Universities have responded to changes in the social, political and economic environments by repositioning themselves as internationalised institutions. There has been a new focus on producing graduates fit for living and working in multicultural, global environments. This focus has required changes to the curriculum but little attention has been paid to the student view, or understanding of, internationalising the curriculum and its challenges. This paper presents the perceptions of internationalisation of the curriculum of students from three different countries. It shows that internationalisation of the curriculum fits with students’ expectations of their university education and that they see the abilities of staff, the curriculum content, and the learning environment and teaching strategies as areas of concern. There appears to be a parallel need for staff and students to be challenged to engage in critical pedagogy and ‘border crossing’.

Keywords: internationalisation of the curriculum, multicultural, academic development