ПОДДЕРЖКА АДАПТАЦИИ ИНОСТРАННЫХ СТУДЕНТОВ С ВЫСШИМ ОБРАЗОВАНИЕМ: ИНТЕГРАЦИЯ ФОРМАЛЬНОГО И НЕФОРМАЛЬНОГО ОБРАЗОВАНИЯ

Abstract

The article analyzes the main barriers and ways to support the adaptation of foreign students with higher education. These are graduates of foreign universities who are preparing for master's or postgraduate studies in the Russian Federation. The author details the factors that accelerate or slow down the adaptation processes of the selected student population. The main inhibitory factors are the age of students and the need to prepare for mastering educational material of particular complexity. At the same time, the experience of receiving previous higher education at home mitigates the difficulties of academic adaptation. The basis of activities to support the adaptation of foreign students at Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University is the developed and implemented innovative model based on the principles of self-control and self-development. Volunteer initiatives occupy an important place in this model. The educational components of volunteering consist primarily of student participation in non-formal education programs, as well as mentoring, which is typical for informal education. Another important aspect of supporting academic adaptation at the postgraduate stage is the preparation of foreign students for research work in the context of project-team activities in a Russian-speaking environment. The author provides statistics that demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed adaptation support model. In traditional models of adaptation support, a foreign student acts as a relative passive participant in adaptation activities prepared by the university. The proposed model makes a foreigner not only an active participant in adaptation processes, but also it contributes to the formation of such qualities that allow student to become an adapter for new generations of students.