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Publication Date: 2024-Dec-12
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How Can UK Universities Improve Their Strategies for Tackling Integration Challenges among Chinese Students? HEPI Report 183
Clementine Pippa Ebel
Higher Education Policy Institute
This paper is an overview of key integration challenges facing Chinese students at UK higher education institutions (HEIs). It responds to recent admissions diversification strategies launched by UK institutions as well as increasingly critical narratives surrounding Chinese students. The independently researched report argues that students from China will continue to be an important group for the future of UK HEIs and should be treated as such. This means HEIs should do more to help Chinese students integrate into the UK while they study. This paper takes a fresh look at the integration of students from mainland China studying at UK universities and focuses on issues which have viable solutions. Research engaged over 100 participants, most of whom were undergraduate and postgraduate students from across mainland China and who were undertaking a range of different courses at HEIs across the UK. Additionally, one-to-one interviews were conducted with sector experts in the UK and China and staff members of UK HEIs. This paper also draws on existing academic research as well as data provided by UK universities and think tanks. The findings provide additional and constructive insights for universities to consider when developing strategies around recruitment and provision for international students. The paper includes recommendations and practical steps for addressing existing problems. [This paper was co-produced by Uoffer Global.]
Descriptors: Higher Education, Foreign Students, Asians, Student Adjustment, Social Integration, Study Abroad, Universities, Educational Strategies, Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Students, Graduate Students, Barriers, Student Attitudes, Educational Experience, College Faculty, Specialists, Teacher Attitudes, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Language Proficiency, Academic Language, Ethnicity, Digital Literacy, Employment, Student Characteristics, Student Recruitment
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Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Higher Education Policy Institute (HEPI) (United Kingdom)
Identifiers - Location: China; United Kingdom
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