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The digital divide represents one of the most pressing challenges for twenty-first-century higher education, disproportionately affecting equity-deserving international students. While advances in digital technology hold the promise of expanding access to knowledge, inequities in infrastructure, affordability, and the absence of culturally responsive and inclusive design continue to reinforce systemic exclusion. This chapter examines how higher education systems worldwide can cross the digital divide by ensuring access for international learners who face intersecting forms of marginalization. Drawing on digital divide theory, culturally responsive pedagogy, Universal Design for Learning, and critical digital pedagogy, the chapter situates the problem within global and historical contexts and analyzes the economic, infrastructural, cultural, pedagogical, and accessibility barriers these students encounter. It explores how digital inequities shape the lifecycle of international student mobility, from applications and enrollment to participation and post-graduation outcomes.