This paper analyzes the relation between the inclusive education and the intercultural education; both of them concepts that must be present in the educational systems with cultural and linguistic diversity. The analysis is focused on the definition, characteristics and components of inclusive education. Besides it is centered on the connotation and relevance of the intercultural education to achieve the development of the cognitive, affective and social skills of all students in contexts where diversity, poverty and social vulnerability are a constant as consequence of the migration phenomena.

Inclusive education, interculturalism, multilingualism, cultural diversity, migration.