Overseas Students Research Articles

Komunikasi Interpersonal Keluarga sebagai Penunjang Kesehatan Mental Mahasiswa Rantau Asal Papua-Papua Barat

In this study, the researcher aims to find out how interpersonal communication in the family can support a person's mental health, especially overseas students. This study uses a qualitative method with a phenomenological approach, which focuses on telling the phenomenon of the role of family communication on student mentality, which is experienced directly by overseas students from Papua-West Papua. The results of this study show that communication plays a very important role in supporting one's mental health, especially overseas students who now have to study in a pandemic situation. Communication that supports this in the form of open communication and willing to listen. During this pandemic, some students chose to return to their hometowns, but some had to stay overseas due to certain conditions. Each student told a different experience, but more or less had something in common, namely feeling pressured or stressed with lectures. Through communication, students tend to feel their burden is reduced. Parental responses also build enthusiasm in students and provide strength, which reduces stress and helps students' mental health. The willingness of parents to hear stories and give positive words turned out to give students a feeling of comfort and relief.

Evaluate Student Satisfaction of Student Information System Utilising Technology Acceptance Model and Trust in China

In this study, the factors affecting student satisfaction with student information systems have been investigated by applied Technology Acceptance Model and rust. Partial least squares structural equation modelling implemented to study these factors. 400 authentic responses from overseas students in a large number of universities located in Jiangsu province China have been evaluated. The statistical investigation findings demonstrate that student trust has a considerable effect on student satisfaction; meanwhile, the behavioural intention of use has no significant impact on student satisfaction.

The Effect of Place Attachment on Overseas Students' Tourism Ambassador Behavior: A Mediation Role of Life Satisfactionrdrd.

Life satisfaction is a research hotspot in positive psychology in recent years. This study uses overseas students as subjects and attempts to examine the effect of place attachment and student life satisfaction on Mainland Chinese students’ word-of-mouth (WOM) recommendations and their Ambassador Behavioral (AB) intention. A survey was systematically conducted in six institutions in Macao. The results of 312 valid data indicate that place dependence has a positive influence on place identity; place identity and place dependence have a positive influence on student life satisfaction; student life satisfaction mediates the influence of the two dimensions of place attachment on WOM and AB intention. Recommendations are provided to improve overseas students’ life satisfaction in the study places. It helps to improve their sense of ownership and actively participate in the construction of the study places.

Meteoric Rise of China as a Host Country for Studies

The number of countries engaged in providing international education has grown consistently over the years. Traditionally, European countries and the US have been regarded as the only dominant destinations for overseas students. However, recent studies indicated that several new countries have emerged as study destinations. China, one of them, is on the rise in hosting international students. Through a systematic document analysis method, this paper sought to figure out the trend and primary reasons why international students choose China for their study destination. Long-time considered the world's largest sending country, China counts today among the top largest welcoming countries worldwide. In contrast to the recent studies conducted in some reputed higher education institutions in China claiming Chinese universities' reputation as the most pulling factor, this study reveals that, apart from other non-negligible factors, economic reason remains the major pulling factor of international students.

Efficiency evaluation of graduation process in Australian public universities

First-year attrition and on-time graduation are key challenges for contemporary universities, which determine their efficiency. Based on the benefit of the doubt approach, this study reports the efficiency of the graduation process in 37 Australian public universities. The super-efficiency model extended by restrictions on virtual weights is used. The proposed model considers the attrition rate and the on-time graduation rate separately for domestic and overseas students and other variables, like student-staff ratio, the share of full-time students and the share of online students. Some additional factors are included, such as the university's affiliation with a grouping, the year of the university founding and basic data on the subject mix of universities courses, explaining the rankings created. The analysis indicates that research-oriented universities achieve better results and overseas students perform better than domestic ones. Also, it can be seen that the universities dealing with large-scale online learning are underperformed. The obtained results allow all stakeholders to understand better the efficiency of the graduation process. The main findings are consistent with research published elsewhere.

Implementation of e-marketing via instragram on the sustainability of MSMEs in the face of the covid-19 pandemic in Baubau city

The Covid-19 pandemic has had such a big impact on all circles, especially students who are overseas.Since the implementation of government policies, namely lockdown and social distance in various regions, many overseas students have turned to become MSME activities for their survival.Not only that.The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic has also weakened several sectors, especially the economic sector.In the midst of this pandemic, many MS activities have difficulty developing their businesses.In this study, this study saw the extent of students implementing E-Marketing MSMEs via Instagram in the city of BAUBAU Covid-19 pandemic .This study uses a qualityative method with a phenomenal approach.This research proves that the implementation of e-marketing linguistics through Instagram carried out by MS developers is in accordance with consumers marketing. I implemented especially in the midst of the Covid-19 Pedemic so business activities continue and generate economic value.Keywords:E-Marketing, Instagram, UMKM, and Covid-19

Analyzing the Cross-Cultural Adaptation of Overseas Chinese Students Based on the Interpersonal Circle Perspective

This paper stands from the social network point of view, uses the form of questionnaire investigation and interview, adopts the qualitative and quantitative research methods, and studies the specific function of social network in intercultural adaptation. This paper discusses the problem of the social network state quo of Chinese overseas students, the relationship between social network and intercultural adaptation. The research is carried out through questionnaire investigation and interview 50 Chinese overseas students in America, England, Canada, France, Australia and so on.

From “Sea Turtles” to “Grassroots Ambassadors”: The Chinese Politics of Outbound Student Migration

International student migration/mobility (ISM) has long come under the spotlight in migration and education studies. Previous research has focused primarily on inbound students in Western host countries, with much less attention on sending countries’ policies. Based on evidence from interviews, ethnography, and policy analysis in China, the world’s largest source country of student migrants, I argue that outbound student migration can be integrated into the home country’s broader diaspora politics to serve economic, governmental, and geopolitical policy objectives. These diverse, sometimes-clashing, interests are predicated upon China’s domestic politics and global positioning. To establish a conceptual bridge between ISM and diaspora studies, I depart from the mobility paradigm’s emphases on neoliberalism and de-regulation and, instead, foreground nation-states’ changing, yet-unabating, interests in regulating and strategizing about overseas students. I find that following decades of prioritizing the economic and governmental impacts of student returnees ( haigui, or colloquially “sea turtles”) in boosting the domestic economy and maintaining political stability, China now attaches growing importance to student migrants’ geopolitical value as “grassroots ambassadors” ( minjian dashi) in expanding China’s global influence and enhancing its national image abroad. This geopolitics-focused national reorientation, however, may not be well received by student migrants themselves or fully implemented by street-level migration bureaucrats. By examining tensions between the central Chinese state, student migrants, and frontline local officials, this article sheds new light on ISM as a dynamic policy arena where state ambitions crosscut individual desires and national grand plans are confronted with flexible local improvisation.

Comparative Analysis of Higher Education Internationalization of China and USA from the Perspective of Policy Impacts

With the globalization development, the competition of higher education internationalization is intensifying in major countries with numbers of policies and changes emerge one after another. In order to explore the role of policies in the development of internationalization of higher education, this paper combines systematic policy-related documents review and case study to make a comparative analysis of the development process as well as the policies of internationalization of higher education in between China and the United States. It sorts out that the general development strategies which including policies for attracting overseas students, study abroad on public assignment, exchange projects of teachers and scientific researchers and the development of joint higher education programs. It also points out that the internationalization of higher education has become an important means of public and cultural diplomacy of large countries and an important way for countries to explode cultural exchanges, enhance the comprehensive strength of the country and continuously improve on its’ national level strategies.

MEMBANGUN KOMUNIKASI INTERPERSONAL MAHASISWA RANTAU TELKOM UNIVERSITY DALAM UPAYA MENGATASI KESEPIAN TANPA PASANGAN

As a student, living in pairs is desirable, especially for overseas students. Because they are social creatures who always socialize with other people, they are also very vulnerable to the risk of loneliness and other psychological problems when there is no sense of belonging in themselves. Of course this research wants to understand about Building Interpersonal Communication of Telkom University Overseas Students in an effort to overcome loneliness without a partner. This research is a qualitative research with a constructivist paradigm and a phenomenological approach. Research informants are Telkom University overseas students who experience depression and loneliness without a partner. Data collection techniques with interviews as the main method and observation as a supporting method. The results show that overall, it shows that the interpersonal communication process based on relational maintenance starts from introductions, intimate relationships, conflicts, to termination, and in building relationships that occur in overseas students of Telkom University, we can conclude that it turns out that building good relationships with partners is very important, so that relationships stay awake, and avoid loneliness without a partner. But even so, relationships never always run smoothly so that it can lead to separation even though the relationship that has been established has gone through the stages of overcoming the breakup. If this happens to overseas students, students will try to open up by socializing with the people around them so that they no longer experience loneliness without a partner.
 Keywords: Lonely, Interpersonal Communication, Overseas Students Telkom University, Relational Maintenance

Self-Adjustment of Overseas Students during the Covid-19 Pandemic in Makassar City

The COVID-19 pandemic has made overseas students faced various changes and differences in various aspects of life that require adjustment. This study analyzes the adjustment process for overseas students in Makassar City using five aspects proposed by Haber and Runyon (2006), including aspects of accurate perception of reality, ability to cope with stress and anxiety, self-image, ability to express feelings, and good interpersonal abilities. This study uses a phenomenological approach. Data mining was carried out by observation and structured interviews. This study concludes that the two overseas students showed self-adjusting behavior by trying to build resilience and develop self-awareness, using active coping to the problems they faced, trying to create meaning and hope, establishing good intrapersonal relationships, trying to control and stabilize emotions. The dominant inhibiting factors are academic and cultural. Social support factors and the desire to develop themselves and get psychological well-being are factors that support overseas students in adjusting themselves.

The connection between VFR experience based and sociocultural dimensions of international students and mainland Chinese students

PurposeThis paper aims to present the host experience of student hosts in Hong Kong, a popular educational destination for international students from mainland China and other countries. This study examines the interconnection between the experience-based and sociocultural dimensions of visiting friends and relatives (VFR) travel, considering the overall host experience, the host–guest relationship and post-hosting changes in perception of both the VFR experience and destination.Design/methodology/approachThis research adopts a qualitative approach to compare the experience-based and sociocultural dimensions of VFR travel considering international university students as VFR hosts in Hong Kong, taking a student sample from both mainland Chinese and overseas students. Based on a voluntary sampling approach, the research team had face-to-face interviews with the students that agreed to participate. The interviews were conducted voluntarily and anonymously and included those students who had hosted any friends or relatives in the past 12 months. A total of 26 interviews were successfully completed, including 10 mainland Chinese and 16 non-mainland Chinese students.FindingsThe results confirm that the VFR host experience is generally shaped by an integration of internal characteristics (sociocultural characteristics of both hosts and visitors) and external environment (urban infrastructure and tourism resources). The two groups distinctively express their host experience that shows some areas of cultural barriers and geographical proximity.Research limitations/implicationsThe limitations of this research mainly lie on its relatively small sample size because of constraints in accessing the contact information of international students across universities. These shortcomings should be improved by adopting a research design that uses other sampling approaches, such as snowball sampling, to include a wider scope of students from different local universities, or convenience sampling, to interview and compare responses of international students from various educational destinations. Alternative data sources may be considered, for example, through user-generated contents from online and social media platforms that contain sharing of students as hosts.Practical implicationsThe geographical and cultural proximities influence VFR tourism development and social construction of values and the consequent hosting behaviour. The unique role of international students should be further explored, especially in the Asian context. The outcome of VFR travel must be evaluated and studied more from cultural and personal dimensions than economic gain, which should be relevant to host perspective such as improved quality of life, social ties and place attachment and psychological benefits. The changing risk perception caused by the COVID-19 pandemic may be examined through some forms of travel intention.Social implicationsFirstly, the destination marketing organisations of the educational destination should address the difficulty faced by student hosts in terms of external attributes such as local culture, urban infrastructure, tourism resources and information accessibility. Secondly, to target the hosts, some specific VFR-related products and services may be developed for international students through local tertiary institutions such that the role of hosts as ambassadors can be facilitated and enhanced. Thirdly, the functional role of international students can be distinctive based on their unique network, activities and knowledge constructed upon learning during the period of education.Originality/valueThe studentification of many educational destination cities, the dynamism of the role of international students as VFR hosts and their cultural differences between places of origin have provided an opportunity for deepening the understanding of VFR tourism.

Understanding mental health help-seeking preferences of Chinese young overseas students, and their perceived barriers and facilitators to seek help

Aim. The research explores the mental health help-seeking preferences of Chinese young overseas students (CYOS) as well as their perceived barriers and facilitators to seek help. Methods. Eight Chinese young overseas students who are currently studying in the US were interviewed, and a thematic analysis was undertaken on their responses. Conclusions. Five barriers and six facilitators were identified. Young overseas students considered perceiving the problems as not serious, negative attitude toward help seeking, being not willing to burden somebody else, lack of understanding of the process of mental health support, and issues of confidentiality and trust as the most important barriers to help seeking. Facilitators include positive attitudes towards help seeking, positive relationship with help providers, perceiving the problem as serious, easy access, confidentiality and trust, and previous habit of seeking help. Research restrictions. The samples are relatively homogeneous and could not represent all CYOS and thus lacked generalizability. Only interviews were applied for data collection, which has an impact on the credibility and trustworthiness of the research. Practical application. Strategies for improving help-seeking should focus on improving mental health literacy of these young people, their peers and parents, building positive relationships with help providers, and cultivating good help-seeking habits before they go abroad.

Impact on carbon emissions of online study for a cohort of overseas students: A retrospective cohort study

Background: One of the benefits of online education is the potential reduction in carbon emissions through the decrease in travel to attend a university in person. We estimated the savings in CO2 emissions of an international cohort of master’s students who studied fully online from their home countries, rather than travelling to the UK and living there while attending university. Methods: The city and country of residence of a cohort of students who first enrolled in the fully online Peoples-uni/Manchester Metropolitan University MPH programme between the second semester of 2011 and the first semester 2013 were recorded. We estimated the aviation emissions between Manchester, UK and the cities where students reside, and subtracted the per capita emissions for the country of origin from the per capita emissions for the UK over the time that the student would have spent in Manchester as a full-time student, based on the semester in which they first enrolled. Results: 128 students enrolled from 55 cities in 31 countries. 93 students were from a range of African countries and 18 from the Indian sub-continent. Flights to and from Manchester were estimated to have accounted for 114,553kg of CO2 and living in Manchester for the duration of their course compared with staying in the home country would have been equivalent to 854,904kg of CO2. The combined net savings was 969,457kg of CO2. Conclusions: A small cohort of overseas students, largely from Africa and India, studied online rather than attending university in the UK. The likely saving by this small cohort of nearly a million kg of CO 2 emissions offers an indication of the potential environmental benefits of offering university education online to overseas students.

An Empirical Study on Determinants of Intentions toward Social Entrepreneurship among Overseas University Students in China

In recent times, there has been an increasing push to develop social entrepreneurship as a strategy for poverty alleviation, rural development and economic growth in most developing countries. This has accounted for several policies to encourage more individuals and organizations to venture into social entrepreneurship yet less is known about the intriguing factors that account for the intentions of especially overseas students from developing countries to venture into social entrepreneurship. Hence, this study applied the Structural Equation Model with Smart PLS software to examine some key determinants of social entrepreneurship intentions from the perspectives of overseas students from developing countries currently studying in China. A total sample of 280 overseas students from the developing countries currently studying at the Jiangsu University in China was randomly selected for the study. The results revealed that Psychological capital, Empathy, moral judgment, knowledge, and social support have significant impacts on social entrepreneurship intentions. Importantly, Psychological capital partially mediates the impact of empathy, moral judgment, knowledge and social support on social entrepreneurship intentions. The study recommends that overseas students in China should be exposed to social entrepreneurial skills and social problems as part of their training to be able to develop their intentions and strong behaviors for social value creation and social entrepreneurship. The results have both theoretical and empirical contributions to extending research scholarship in the field.

Transcultural Collaborations Artistic Creation: The Human and Nature

This essay aims to probe into the question of the importance of building good interpersonal relationships in transcultural cooperation and communication, as well as in all aspects of life. First it clearly describes the background and conception of transcultural collaboration. Next it will take some words to discuss the current situation of intercultural cooperation and exchange between overseas students and how to make better cultural communication and group artistic creation. The study will be based on the group communication and cooperation, by individual artistic attempts on the subject of interpersonal relationships, to reveal the importance of building good interpersonal relationships. People with each other coexist harmoniously to achieve the higher level of human peace and cultural sharing.

International Students Education and Internationalization of Chinese Education

The education of international students is an important part of Chinese cultural communication and the internationalization of Chinese education. With the increasing scale of foreign students in China in recent years, the management and quality of foreign students has attracted people􀆳s attention. However, due to the relatively short history of the modern education system for overseas students in China, it is objectively necessary to have a gradual development and improvement process. Therefore, while facing up to the problems, we should take effective measures to improve the quality of management, actively comply with the historical trend and be a positive historical promoter.

Comparing carbon emissions between online and in-person study for a cohort of overseas students: A retrospective cohort study

Background:One of the benefits of online education is the potential reduction in carbon emissions through the decrease in travel toattenda universityin person.We estimated the savings in CO 2emissions ofan internationalcohort of master's students who studied fully online from their home countries, rather than travelling to the UK and living there while attending university. Methods:The city and country of residence ofa cohort ofstudents who first enrolled in the fully online Peoples-uni/Manchester Metropolitan University MPH programme betweenthe second semesterof 2011and the first semester 2013 were recorded. We estimated the aviation emissions between Manchester, UK and the cities where students reside, and subtracted the per capita emissions for the country of origin from the per capita emissions for the UK over the time that the student would have spent in Manchester as a full-time student, based on the semester in which they first enrolled. Results:128 students enrolled from 55 cities in 31 countries. 93 students werefroma range of African countriesand 18 from the Indian sub-continent. Flights to and from Manchester were estimated to have accountedfor 114,553kg of CO 2andliving in Manchester for the duration of their course compared with staying in the home country would have been equivalent to 854,904kg of CO 2. Thecombinednet savings was 969,457kg of CO 2. Conclusions:A smallcohortof overseas students,largely fromAfrica and India, studied online rather than attending university in the UK. The saving by this smallcohortofnearly amillion kg of CO 2emissions through not attending university in-personoffersan indicationof the potential environmentalbenefitsofoffering university education online to overseas students.

Comparingcarbon emissionsbetweenonlineand in-person studyfora cohort ofoverseas students: A retrospective cohort study.

Background One of the benefits of online education is the potential reduction in carbon emissions through the decrease in travel toattenda universityin person.We estimated the savings in CO 2emissions ofan internationalcohort of master's students who studied fully online from their home countries, rather than travelling to the UK and living there while attending university. Methods The city and country of residence ofa cohort ofstudents who first enrolled in the fully online Peoples-uni/Manchester Metropolitan University MPH programme betweenthe second semesterof 2011and the first semester 2013 were recorded. We estimated the aviation emissions between Manchester, UK and the cities where students reside, and subtracted the per capita emissions for the country of origin from the per capita emissions for the UK over the time that the student would have spent in Manchester as a full-time student, based on the semester in which they first enrolled. Results 128 students enrolled from 55 cities in 31 countries. 93 students werefroma range of African countriesand 18 from the Indian sub-continent. Flights to and from Manchester were estimated to have accountedfor 114,553kg of CO 2andliving in Manchester for the duration of their course compared with staying in the home country would have been equivalent to 854,904kg of CO 2. Thecombinednet savings was 969,457kg of CO 2. Conclusions A smallcohortof overseas students,largely fromAfrica and India, studied online rather than attending university in the UK. The saving by this smallcohortofnearly amillion kg of CO 2emissions through not attending university in-personoffersan indicationof the potential environmentalbenefitsofoffering university education online to overseas students.

What health preparations do international students make for their academic sojourn?

The exponential growth in international student mobility since the 1990s brings issues of travel health preparedness in overseas students and the impact of studying in a foreign country on their health to the fore. The direction of travel for much ‘education first’ educational tourism is from less- to more-economically developed countries, yet the existing literature tends to focus on the health-related expectations, precautions and behaviours of students travelling in the other direction. We explore the health implications of the international sojourn for students in UK higher education from various developing countries, and attendant risks such as the translocation of disease (a concern elevated by the COVID-19 pandemic). Drawing on, fusing and extending ideas from research on education and health mobilities, we examine students’ experiences beyond the much-discussed first few weeks after arrival which is typically understood in terms of culture shock. Using narrative research and interviews with a purposive sample of students from ten countries/territories to establish their travel health preparations and perceptions, we reveal that they made extensive use of non-medical sources of advice including family and friends, the internet and study abroad agents. When they did become ill it was an isolating, distressing and frustrating experience due to delays in obtaining a doctor’s appointment and the lack of social support away from home. Of some concern, these students perceived a low risk to traveling to and studying in the UK, and had given little thought to the possibility of inadvertently transmitting disease across borders. These findings will inform our understanding of international students’ health, and have the potential to shape related policy and practice in origin and destination countries alike.