Universal Journal of Educational Research 8(6): 2509-2519, 2020 http://www.hrpub.org DOI: 10.13189/ujer.2020.080635 Life Satisfaction of International Students: Intercultural Sensitivity and Knowledge Sharing Attitude as Determinants Wang Lulan 1 , Priyadarshini Muthukrishnan 2,* , Irudhaya Mary 3 1 Institute of Graduate Studies, SEGi University, Selangor, Malaysia 2 Faculty of Behavioural Sciences, Education and Languages, HELP University, Selangor, Malaysia 3 Department of English Education, Stella Matutina College of Education, Chennai, India Received March 21, 2020; Revised April 17, 2020; Accepted May 3, 2020 Copyright©2020 by authors, all rights reserved. Authors agree that this article remains permanently open access under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License 4.0 International License Abstract The growing multicultural environments of higher learning institutions have broadened the scope of cultural interactions among students of diverse cultural backgrounds. The current study attempted to investigate the influence of the intercultural sensitivity and knowledge sharing attitude on life satisfaction of international students in three private universities in Malaysia. The study adopted quantitative research methods, and the sample for the study were 300 international students in the undergraduate programme. Correlation and multiple regression analyses were conducted to examine the relationship between predictors and life satisfaction. The final regression model revealed that 22.72% of the variance in life satisfaction of international students could be explained by the predictor variable intercultural sensitivity while knowledge sharing attitude did not contribute to the regression model. The study has brought new insights into understanding the life satisfaction of international students. The study concluded with relevant recommendations that are needed to be implemented to improve the intercultural sensitivity, knowledge sharing attitude and life satisfaction of international students. Keywords Intercultural Sensitivity, Knowledge Sharing, Interaction Enjoyment, International Students, Attitude towards Knowledge Sharing 1. Introduction Over the past decades, due to globalisation and the knowledge-driven economy, the education industry has experienced a rapid uplift in the internationalisation of higher education. The emergence of knowledge-driven economy has allowed educational institutions to be more open for international students in pursuing their higher education and preparing them for the future workforce demands. Internationalisation of higher education has contributed to the socio-economic development of the country by generating substantial scale revenues and employment in the international market. Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (2009) reported that global higher education is paramount and international student mobility is the primary form of cross-border higher education. Due to the significant flow of international students, higher learning institutions derive international character with social responsibilities in strengthening the cultural ties to broaden the scope of cultural interactions among students from diverse cultural backgrounds. In this perspective, intercultural sensitivity encourages international students to adopt enthusiastically to their environment, and the attrition rate of these students could be avoided. However, empirical evidence has shown that international students are confronted with multifaceted challenges in their acculturation process related to cultural values, beliefs and culture of the host country. Therefore, raising intercultural sensitivity of international students enhances their ability to make meaningful interpretations of the culture, norms, values and community practices which ascertain satisfied life during their interim of stay in the host country. De-Andrés (1999) emphasised that students develop positive self-esteem based on their environment, life experiences, and how others perceive them. The international students adapt and integrate themselves to the social, psychological, academic, cultural and organisational setting of the university (Rienties et al., 2012). The social integration involves developing interpersonal relationships in the unique intercultural space within and outside classrooms and experiencing a positive relationship with CITE THIS PAPER [1] Wang Lulan , Priyadarshini Muthukrishnan , Irudhaya Mary , "Life Satisfaction of International Students: Intercultural Sensitivity and Knowledge Sharing Attitude as Determinants," Universal Journal of Educational Research, Vol. 8, No. 6, pp. 2509 - 2519, 2020. DOI: 10.13189/ujer.2020.080635.