Open AccessAdaptation of International Students to University Reality in Kazakhstan (on the Example of WKMU)
Author(s) -
Jay Kumar Gahwal,
Anara Urkunova,
Gulzhana Jenalayeva,
Aigul Kupenova,
Gulmira Nurgaliyeva
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of humanities and social sciences studies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2663-7197
DOI - 10.32996/jhsss.2021.3.5.4
Subject(s) - internationalization , adaptation (eye) , context (archaeology) , internationalization of higher education , higher education , political science , international education , perspective (graphical) , pedagogy , space (punctuation) , sociology , psychology , geography , linguistics , philosophy , archaeology , neuroscience , artificial intelligence , computer science , law , economics , microeconomics
One of the most important topics for Kazakhstani universities in the context of internationalization of higher education is the successful adaptation of international students to a university setting. A high level of students' adaptation, socially and psychologically comfortable conditions for them may increase the number of international students in Kazakhstan from the perspective. The article analyzes the main aspects of international students` socio-cultural adaptation at the West Kazakhstan Marat Ospanov Medical University, Aktobe, the Republic of Kazakhstan (WKMU). A sociological survey was conducted among the Indian students of the Faculty of General Medicine. Challenges of international students at WKMU include the language barrier, the difference in assessment, and education systems in India and Kazakhstan. A favourable condition for the socio-cultural adaptation of international students at WKMU is the organization of intercultural interaction and cooperation of students in the educational space of the university. The results of the study are offered to be taken into consideration by administrative structures, responsible for supervising international students at the university.