International student

show the following: In 2008, there were more than 3.3 million tertiary international students
 worldwide (as cited in OECD, 2010). Over half of all tertiary international students choose to study in the United States of America (U.S.A.) (19%), the United Kingdom (U.K.) (10%), Germany (7%), France (7%), and Australia (7%) (as cited in OECD, 2010). Other countries hosting significant numbers of international students include Canada, Japan, Italy, and Russia (as cited in OECD, 2010). (p.…

As an international student study abroad, everyone will face lots of challenges when we came to the United States. We should overcome the language problem, loneliness, suit for the local food and etc. Now I have been the United States near two years, and I am going to give some suggestions for freshman to solve these challenges. The language challenge is the most common problem, it include daily talking and academic language. It was really hard for me when I arrived the United States, I cannot…

first entered university. I am an international student who left her home and came here by myself. I didn’t have any relatives or friends in the United States, and I had trouble in understanding what people said at the most of time. This was not the worst, since I even got a bad cold during 13 hours flight. Many international students might have similar experiences like me. No parents, no friends, everything was unknown. Orientation was not that bad, because students were mostly from the same…

of people who are unable to receive its benefits, namely international students. As a result of this, many of them do not come to the United States for school, because it appears too daunting to pay. It is obvious that there would be a number of ramifications that would happen if the government lent money to every person who needed it for school, the answer to this problem, however, can be much simpler. Portraits of international students can be seen in the hallways of the first and second floor…

integrating an international, intercultural or global dimension into the purpose, functions or delivery of postsecondary education” (Knight, 2004, p. 11). As more and more international students are arriving on our university campuses each year, US institutions face the challenge and opportunity in providing these students a great and successful experience. As Urban & Orbe (2007) discovered, studying in the United States is considered as fulfilling a lifelong dream for many international…

years, an influx of international students in the U.S. have caused many colleges to face new challenges in terms of accommodating the new breeds of student. Devon Haynie (2014) claims that according to the 2014 Open Doors Report on International Educational, U.S. accommodates more of the world’s 4.5 million students from overseas than any other places around the world. Also, around 4 percent of the total college students in the United States consists of international students. Since then,…

Throughout our study with the international students, we have discovered that there are any resources that are specifically catered to helping them assimilate into campus and the community smoothly. The main problem being reported from our indigenous population and our community was the lack of awareness of these resources or events directly to meet the needs of the international students. In addition, the lack of engagement from the graduate students has been a problem. According to our…

an international student's life in Australia, with focus on learning oppurtunities, accommodation possibilities and everyday social life of an exchange student. Some recommendations for international students will be provided as well. Background information This report is going to be based on Simeng's experience. Simeng Gao is a student from Bejing, China. She is currently studying Interpreting and Translation, at the University of Western Sydney, where she came as a part of an international…

passion in advising international students, who has successful experience in international student programming and assessment, and who aspires to transfer student’s passions and skills into designated career paths. I am that person. I have more than three years of experience working with international students, and my first-hand experience as one of them motivates me to help these underprivileged students achieve academic, career and personal success. My bachelor degree in International…

Since the world is now a global village, international students tend to look beyond their home countries to pursue their education. However, the U.S and other westerns countries are preferred by international students. The main reason why many Africans leave their home country to pursue higher education in a different region because there are not enough post-secondary institutions to accommodate everyone who is eligible to attend and they want to receive better or higher quality of education…