International Education Students Research Articles

Белорусская модель экспорта услуг высшего образования: история формирования и современные вызовы

The research aims to identify the features of the Belarusian model of higher education services export. The research objectives are to characterize the place of the Republic of Belarus at the global market of higher education services, identify the prerequisites for the formation of its model for the higher education services export, and identify the key factors influencing the current functioning of this model. The peculiarity of the Belarusian model of higher education services export is attracting international students directly in the country, instead of developing foreign branch campuses or dual-diploma programs. The formation of this model was influenced by the dominance of public sector in higher education and the overall limited potential of the higher education system. However, since 2007 the Republic of Belarus has been pursuing the policy of stimulating educational export. This policy was successful in increasing the turnover and balance of foreign trade in educational services, as well as reducing the traditionally negative balance of international student mobility for the country. The factor influencing positively the Belarusian export of higher education services is its competitive advantage, namely, its relatively low cost of higher education for international students. However, the international situation since 2022 prevents the Belarusian higher education system from being a transit point for international students receiving Belarusian higher education for further relocation to the European Higher Education Area countries. From a theoretical point of view, this research is intended to initiate a discussion about the place and policy features of small countries in the higher education services market. Taking into account the historical kinship of the Russian and Belarusian higher education systems, as well as the similarity of the international situation that has developed for them, understanding the experience of the Republic of Belarus allows formulating the following recommendations for the development of Russian export of higher education services: it is necessary to maintain the level of financing for higher education comparable to the competitors and a high quality of higher education; it is worth updating and expanding the contractual basis for educational cooperation, in particular, seeking to expand the number of agreements on the mutual recognition of educational documents; it is worth supporting a variety of formats for exporting higher education services, including the incoming student mobility, creation of foreign branch campuses of Russian universities and network/dual-diploma programs.

Initiatives for International Student Education at Niigata College of Technology

Initiatives for International Student Education at Niigata College of Technology

Methodological opportunities for international students acquiring content and language integrated learning in a contemporary educational environment

Russian Federation has consistently ranked among the top ten countries in the world for the number of international students enrolled in secondary and higher education institutions to pursue a specialization. In this context, one of the most crucial and pressing problems of Russian pedagogy is the high-quality education. The current system, however, does not adequately address this issue, as seen by the high number of first-year international students that are expelled each year for not comprehending certain concepts in Russian language. In this regard, the goal of the study was to identify the challenges that prohibit international students from receiving a successful education in Russian universities' junior programs and to devise solutions to these challenges. Monitoring studies were carried out with the help of international students enrolled in the RUDN University's first-year programs for bachelor's, master's, and speciality degrees in order to achieve this objective. The data acquired show that the system of pre-university education for international students has to be modernized in terms of both the Russian language and specific academic areas. Subject-language integration as a learning strategy has enormous methodological promise for raising standards and effectiveness. Content and language integrated learning has a lot of methodological promise for enhancing the effectiveness and efficiency of the current system. The author take into account and carefully analyze the technologies and guiding principles of this notion in relation to the duties of preparing international students for pre-university education. The theory and methodology of teaching the Russian language and specialized subjects in the Russian language to foreigners with a professional orientation are being developed by this research, which also helps to develop the conditions for maximizing the educational training of foreign students in Russian universities.

The development and evaluation of a short-term international student research and educational program

ObjectivesThis study aimed to describe the “how-to” details and processes for developing and evaluating a short-term international student research and education program. MethodsThis study included two parts: development and implementation, and evaluation of the program. A foreign doctoral nursing student requested to visit the West Virginia University School of Nursing for research training and academic teaching experience. The global nursing program coordinator and the lead mentor met and identified the program basis and team participants. Learning activities were related to this student’s interest in older adults and in-home end-of-life care, included four contents: research; educational engagement; practice/clinical engagement; special activities & professional development training and courses. The program evaluation was conducted at the end of the six-month visit using a focus group and an anonymous short survey. Participants (n = 10) included the host university’s faculty, graduate students, and one short-term international student. ResultsContent analysis of the participant’s short survey answers and the focus group discussion resulted in three themes: 1) lessons learned from participating in the program (enhanced diversity in education and research, gaining new global healthcare knowledge, and self-reflection on and promoting cultural awareness); 2) program barriers and challenges (the visa application process, the English language barrier, the lack of public transportation in the town, and scheduling conflicts); and 3) strategies to overcome these barriers and challenges (adding cultural diversity information into curriculum; attending English proficiency with others in the class; using different communication techniques; continuous collaboration with the University’s Office of Global Affairs for the Visa application process; providing interactive experiences). All participants rated their engagement in the program as very satisfactory (Mean = 4.67, SD = 0.50), and highly impacted their nursing skills in research, teaching, and clinical practice (Mean = 4.67, SD = 0.50). ConclusionsAll the participants have gained some experience in this program, which can be used for future teaching guidance. Further, international nursing students need assistance to adjust and thrive in the host university learning community. Faculty must be culturally sensitive, understand the visiting foreign nursing student’ learning needs, and advocate for an environment suitable for enhancing the students’ learning.

Teaching Management with Films: Focusing on Human Resource Management Education for International Students

Teaching Management with Films: Focusing on Human Resource Management Education for International Students

Exploring Higher Education International Student Education Management Based on Refined Management Approach

From the current perspective of management models, admission methods, management concepts, and service quality of international students in universities, we need to pursue a more refined approach in overall management. In terms of recruitment, improvements should be made in market segmentation, increased promotional efforts, enhanced information services, and the establishment of a comprehensive evaluation mechanism for the quality of student sources. Regarding daily management and services, it is necessary to construct a sound management system for foreign students, promoting the formation and development of the "Study in China" brand. With China experiencing a growing trend in studying abroad, it has become the largest study destination in Asia. According to statistics, in 2023, 34.8 million international students from 196 countries and regions have enrolled in 1004 universities. However, as the scale rapidly expands, we must recognize the poor quality of Chinese study abroad education. The future focus should shift from "expanding scale" to "improving quality and efficiency," emphasizing the enhancement of study abroad services and the improvement of study abroad quality.

Addressing Issues Related to International Students' Chinese Cultural Cognition, Learning Interest and Cross-Cultural Adaptation by Developing Chinese Traditional Music Module in Higher Vocational Colleges of China

The increasing number of international students is not only conducive to promoting the international development of Chinese higher vocational education, but also brings greater challenges in terms of education of international students. According to the main problems international students encountered in Chinese higher vocational colleges, this study developed the Chinese traditional music module to enhance Chinese culture cognition, learning interest and cross-cultural adaptation of international students. Five kinds of music training were applied in developed module including listening training, dancing training, spoken word training, rhythm training, and improvisation training. Teaching content of developed module contained Chinese music from 960 to1912 in Song Dynasty, Yuan Dynasty, Ming Dynasty and Qing Dynasty. The developed Chinese traditional music module was discussed in detail. Five kinds of music training combined with Chinese cultural stories behind music have improved the teaching effectiveness of module. Cultural education is of great significance for the development of international education.

Exploring Intercultural Teaching Strategies to Promote International Students' National Education

With its long history, rich cultural traditions and rapidly developing economy, China attracts international students from all over the world to study and experience. With the increase of international students, promoting their national education about China has become an important and urgent task. This paper discusses cross-cultural teaching strategies to promote international students' national education. Based on the needs and challenges of international students' national education, cross-cultural teaching strategies such as designing an inclusive curriculum, encouraging communication and interaction, engaging in cross-cultural comparison and reflection, fostering cross-cultural sensitivity and adaptability, as well as teachers' roles and pedagogical support are proposed. These strategies have a positive impact on the comprehensive development of international students and can facilitate the effective implementation of national education for international students.

Constructing the Path of Psychological Health Education for International Students in Chinese Universities from the Perspective of Positive Psychology

Constructing the Path of Psychological Health Education for International Students in Chinese Universities from the Perspective of Positive Psychology

A Study on the Teaching Practice of Multimodal Data Analysis in International Chinese Language Education for International Students in China

Abstract In this paper, an improved semantic learning model under multimodal data fusion is proposed to model both image attention features and problem attention features using a network architecture of collaborative attention learning, which can effectively reduce irrelevant feature interference and extract more distinguishable features for image and problem representations. In addition, to address the high dimensionality as well as complex computational problems in the multimodal data fusion process, multimodal bilinear decomposition methods are utilized in order to achieve a more effective fusion of visual features in images and text features in questions to capture more complex interactions between multiple models. Compared with TF-IDF and TextRank, the accuracy rate of the model in this paper is 9.7% and 12.1% higher than them, respectively. The F=16.15, p<.05, for the first group of scores and the second group of scores for international students in Chinese language classes playing listening materials in a combination of audio, video, and Chinese characters. The F=8.527, p<.05, for the second group of scores and the third group of scores.

Foreign readers’ learning strategies for studying Ivan Goncharov’s novel “Oblomov” and Ivan Bunin’s poem “The Hollow Water is Raging …”

The article deals with innovative methods of working with text in the process of studying Russian literature by international students. We present an integrative structure of working with text in Russian as a foreign language, which includes not only a special type of its analysis, but also the use of extra-text components. The article describes the technology of conducting a primary analysis of the text of fiction using questions on all spheres of readers’ perception. Such an innovative method of teaching the Russian language and culture to international students makes it possible to pay special attention to the methodological invariant of the implementation of literary works in various types of art as a linguodidactic technology focused on the cultural paradigm. The article shows the sequence of work with metaphor as the image-symbol of the whole literary work. It is this technique that allows you to find in the text an object that reflects the main concepts of the work. Thus, a multifaceted understanding of the complex works of Russian classical literature, necessary for a good literary education of international students, is carried out. We pay close attention to working with texts of large formats with a multi-vector distribution of meanings. We thoroughly describe the technology of working with poetic texts of classical Russian literature, which are both difficult to perceive and necessary to understand the peculiarities of Russian literature and the Russian soul.

High quantity but low quality? Analysing the Education of international students in China from the perspective of institutional logics

ABSTRACT This paper focuses on the education of international students (EIS) in China to explore the “high quantity and relatively low quality” outcomes of EIS by reference to the microlevel actions of organizations. Semistructured interviews were conducted with different organizational actors. These interviews showed how organizational actions in terms of student enrolment, training and assessment have led to “high quantity and relatively low quality” outcomes. In regard to the reasons underlying these organizational actions, Chinese universities face complex and competing institutional logics with incompatible prescriptions. Chinese universities have prioritized the state and market logics over professional logic; thus, they have made substantive efforts to meet the demand for quantity but have responded only symbolically to the demand for quality. This research also shows that universities are not only shaped by institutional logics; their actions can also reproduce institutional logics.

Impact of Covid-19 epidemic on online learning and educational resources in China

Online education was widely launched worldwide with the increasing impact of Covid-19 and multiple online platforms were developed or improved due to their demands. Several surveys have been conducted to analyze the Covid-19 impact on education, revealing the importance of information and communication technology (ICT). This epidemic has significantly changed all education levels and dramatically increased online learning. Online learning has various benefits with few drawbacks such as resources, economic effects, time, travelling, and so on. In this paper, we describe the impact of Covid-19 on education in China, the education of international students, problems in online learning, and the supportive technologies during this epidemic. Distance learning has been studied for years, expressed that it enhances the learners with lower paybacks; therefore, it was diminished dramatically. All these concerns will help us to understand global reforms and situations. We have also described affected regions, virus types, the Covid-19 cycle, and procedures to secure our education systems. Furthermore, we have highlighted some key issues of biosafety that will support the community to understand the standard procedures for developing a safe environment. Teachers play a key role in the development of a nation, and this study also enlightened the perspectives which should be addressed in future research.

Application of Sichuan Regional Culture in Improving the Quality and Efficiency of Education for International Students in China

As the scale of international students continues to expand, the education for international students in China is moving towards higher levels. This article aims to explore the application of Sichuan regional culture in enhancing the quality and efficiency of education for international students in China. It analyzes the importance of regional culture and proposes strategies like incorporating language cultural elements Sichuan dialect and Sichuan opera, as well as non-language aspects Sichuan cuisine and university characteristics, into the curriculum. It also suggests increasing the proportion of cultural courses, introducing cultural experiential courses, and optimizing the management of international students. The goal is to provide new perspectives and references for improving the quality and effectiveness of education for international students in China and to offer insights for the integration and development of language communication and cultural exchange.

A Narrative Case History of Distance Education Before, During, and After COVID-19 in China and Iran

Educational hub refers to centres of excellence in higher education and research whose aims are to provide high-quality education for both national and international students to enhance the competitiveness of the country. These educational hubs provide an opportunity for knowledge exchanges and innovation in local regions through education and training. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, rapid shifts were made towards online learning in education around the world. Although the lockdown is over, remote learning will likely play an increasingly prominent role in education. The adoption of scaled remote learning during the pandemic provided evidence of the importance of online learning. They offer an insight into global society, helping prepare students for an increasingly interconnected world by facilitating links between different regions. Educational hubs can be tied to distance learning and are successful in attracting international students when offering a combination of distance learning methods and innovative programs. This paper examines the phenomenon of educational hubs in higher education for international education through online learning with digital technology. New opportunities for online and distance learning within the definition of educational hubs are analyzed, and three online and blended learning models that reflect the development of educational hubs based on COVID-19 conditions of education are offered. In addition, the successful cases and experiences of distance learning hubs in China and Iran in recent years are described.

Social attractiveness of Russian higher medical education for international students

The article is devoted to the study of social attractiveness of Russian higher medical education for foreign students. The importance of promotion of educational services of Russian universities is highlighted. Criteria for choosing a university by foreign students were assessed. The importance of modern and effective communication channels of the university and foreign applicants, modern infrastructure and learning technologies was determined. The work contains recommendations for improving the attractiveness of medical universities for foreigners.

Exploring the Potential Impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI) on International Students in Higher Education: Generative AI, Chatbots, Analytics, and International Student Success

International students face unique challenges in pursuing higher education in a foreign country. To address these challenges and enhance their academic experience, higher education institutions are increasingly exploring the use of artificial intelligence (AI) applications. This research essay aims to investigate the impact of AI on the education of international students. Instead of a traditional literature review, it employs a research approach to examine the potential applications of AI and discuss associated concerns. The research paper explores various AI applications, such as personalized learning experiences, adaptive testing, predictive analytics, and chatbots for learning and research. By analyzing the role of AI in education for international students, this research paper sheds light on how AI can improve learning efficiency and provide customized educational support. Additionally, it identifies significant risks and limitations, including privacy concerns, cultural differences, language proficiency, and ethical implications, which must be effectively addressed. The findings contribute to a better understanding of the potential impact of AI on international students’ educational experiences and offer insights into the integration of AI into educational administration and learning processes.

Faculty Members' Experiences in Internationalization of the Curriculum in Higher Education Institutions: A Case Study of the Zambian Open University

The purpose of this study is to explore faculty members’ experiences in internationalisation of the curriculum in higher education institutions at Zambia Open University (ZAOU). The study took a mixed method approach. The paradigm adopted for this study was pragmatism which embraces a mixed method approach. The study found that faculty members at ZAOU acknowledge and appreciate the presence of Internationalisation of the Curriculum (IoC) at the university. Faculty members' experiences in IoC has contributed positively to the development of IoC in the University by developing internationalized programs. Faculty members have contributed to the development of the IoC approaches at ZAOU by developing different approaches to teaching international students. The lecturers included inclusive curricular material and future-oriented viewpoints in their instruction. Still, they lack the skills, resources, and equipment necessary to modify their pedagogical approaches to a global, culturally diverse teaching and learning environment. The formation of a new program design culture supported by the institution with a focus on international and intercultural learning outcomes and assessment processes is thus required by IoC in Zambia. Based on the study findings, the University Administrators should create a strong relationship with foreign universities and provide capacity building workshops for faculty members to internationalise the curriculum effectively. University Administrators should adequately fund internationalisation programs and activities. Researchers should adequately document the experiences of faculty members because faculty members are the key to the full implementation of IoC.

이공계 외국인 유학생 대상 한국어 교육 연구 동향 및 교재 분석

This study aims to analyze trends over the past 14 years, in Korean language education research and Korean language textbooks for international students in science and engineering. This study aims to provide direction for future research and textbook development in Korean language education for science and engineering students by examining research trends and analyzing Korean language textbooks developed for the target group. Although the number of international students studying science and engineering in Korean universities has steadily increased, the number of research studies and textbooks tailored to their needs has been insufficient. Thus, Chapter 2 highlights the need to enhance research and diversify textbooks for this specific learner group by examining the current status of international students in science and engineering. Studies specifically investigating the Korean language learning by international students studying science and engineering began in 2008. Therefore, Chapter 3 analyzes 42 research papers published since 2008 related to international students in science and engineering undertaking Korean language education. These papers were analyzed in terms of year, type, method, target, and topic to identify trends. Chapter 4 analyzes six Korean language textbooks published since 2008, for international students in science and engineering with respect to teaching and learning situations, curriculum, and teaching methods. Based on the results of trend and textbook analysis, this study suggests directions for future research and textbook development in Korean language education for international students in science and engineering.

Translanguaging and Spatial Repertoire: Academic Information Literacies of Multilingual International Doctoral Students

This paper presents a case study of the academic information literacy practices of two Chinese international doctoral students in the United States, drawing on the theoretical concepts of translanguaging and spatial repertoire. This investigation is situated within and against the deficit discourses surrounding the information literacy of international students, especially those who use English as a second language in western English-dominated academia. Using phenomenological interviewing, weekly information-seeking diaries, and focus group data, the study shows that these two students gather online information in multiple information ecosystems through the mobilization of multiple languages and diverse spatial repertoires. The results highlight the role of situated assemblages of linguistic, semiotic, and multimodal resources for successful information seeking and call for an expanded conceptualization of information literacy for multilingual international students. This paper concludes with a discussion on the importance of adopting an asset-based perspective when examining the information literacy of these students and provides recommendations for faculties, librarians, and research supervisors to consider when designing information literacy education for multilingual international doctoral students.