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title: "Global Competence: Definition"
url: "https://www.zib.education/en/pisa/competencedomains/global-competence/"
description: Globale Kompetenz bedeutet zum Beispiel, verschiedene Perspektiven zu verstehen, respektvoll mit anderen umzugehen und sich für Nachhaltigkeit einzusetzen.
date: 2025-10-31
modified: 2026-01-16
lastUpdated: 2026-01-16
categories:
  - PISA
---

# Global Competence: Definition

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   Global Competence
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    ![Pictogram symbolising global competence. A person wearing glasses is looking at a globe.](https://www.zib.education/fileadmin/Bilder/Kompetenzen/PISA_Icon_Global_Competence.svg) In 2018, PISA included global competence as an innovative domain for the first time.

### Definition

Global competence comprises the following skills:

- Dealing with global and intercultural issues
- Understanding and appreciating different perspectives and points of view
- Interacting successfully and respectfully with other people
- Working towards collective well-being
- Working towards sustainable development.