Strategy for organizing work to improve the multicultural competence of teachers in the educational environment of the university

Multicultural competence of a university teacher is considered as one of the key factors in the formation of a multicultural educational environment. The experience of such an environment functioning in Astrakhan State Medical University is presented. Information is provided on the survey of foreign students aimed at identifying their experience of intercultural interaction and determining the indicators of the formation of multicultural competence of teachers. The problematic issues identified by the survey results are shown, including cases of bias on the part of teachers and their choice of unproductive behavior strategies in intercultural conflicts. As a means of solving the identified problems, the strategy for organizing work on the development of multicultural competence of a higher education teacher is described. The activities for the implementation of the strategy aimed at developing the components of multicultural competence of teachers are characterized.