This paper tries to answer the question of what is multicultural education on the basis of two theories (Nieto 2008; Bennett 2007). Only a multiculturally educated teacher with developed multicultural competence can create a multicultural learning environment. The idea of intercultural dialogue is also mentioned, as it has been used often in the European Union since 2008, and its deficit of theoretical concept.Prispevek poskuša na podlagi dveh teorij (Nieto 2008; Bennett 2007) odgovoriti na vprašanje, kaj pomeni multikulturno izobraževanje. Le učitelj, ki je sam multikulturno izobražen in ima razvito multikulturno zmožnost, lahko omogoči razvoj multikulturnega učnega okolja. Poudarjena sta tudi pojem medkulturnega dialoga, v Evropski uniji še zlasti pogosto uporabljan od leta 2008, in njegov teoretični primanjkljaj
