Cultural intelligence is the capability of students, teachers, programs and education institutions to function optimally across any culture: 
​national, ethnic, generational, gender, sexual orientation and organizational. 

WHY IS CULTURAL INTELLIGENCE
​BETTER FOR YOUR STUDENTS, TEACHERS AND INSTITUTION? 

1. It emphasizes learned capabilities, rather than personality traits: it enhances cultural intelligence through education, training, and experience. 

2. It is more than just knowledge: it explores the social-psychological dynamics involved as one person interacts with another, in addition to sociological differences in cultural beliefs, values and behaviors. 

3. It is an evidence-based, peer reviewed by prestigious scholars and universities.  

4. It is not culture specific. It can be used to optimize work relations across generations, gender, ethnicities, and nations. It focuses on developing an overall repertoire of understanding, skills, and behaviors for making sense of the barrage of cultures we encounter daily. 

CQ, or Cultural Intelligence Quotient, has been tested and validated by academic researchers in more than 30 countries for over a decade. It quantifies a set of capabilities demonstrated to be important to both personal and professional success. 

The research behind CQ relies on Robert J. Sternberg's multiple loci of intelligence: Academic (IQ), Emotional (EQ), Social (SQ), Practical (PQ) and Cultural (CQ). Use this form to find out how Cultural Intelligence can enhance the education, skills and expertise of your students and teachers. 

CQ is a consistent predictor of performance and adjustment in multicultural settings. It is a unique tool, very useful for stuents, in that it focuses specifically on the skills needed for success in unfamiliar cultures. Everybody has a specific CQ, which can be assessed and enhanced. 

Education Institutions that have incorporated the
​Cultural Intelligence model in their teaching programs: