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DOI: 10.15507/1991-9468.103.025.202102.244-256
More International Students Coming to Russia: Pros and Cons
Olga V. Dekhnich
Acting Deputy Director of the Institute of Intercultural Communication and International Relations, Associate Professor of the Chair of English Philology and Cross-Cultural Communication, Belgorod State National Research University (85 Pobedy St., Belgorod 308015, Russian Federation), Ph.D. (Philol.), Associate Professor, ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6088-2656, Scopus ID: 56436702200, Researcher ID: AAM-9877-2020, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Olga V. Lyutova
Director of the Cross-Cultural Communication Centre, Associate Professor of the Chair of the Russian Language, Professional Communication and Cross-Cultural Communication, Belgorod State National Research University (85 Pobedy St., Belgorod 308015, Russian Federation), Ph.D. (Ped.), Associate Professor, ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1881-9199, Scopus ID: 56716343300, Researcher ID: AAT-8286-2020, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Mikhail A. Trubitsyn
Adviser to BSU Rector, Professor of the Chair of General Chemistry, Belgorod State National Research University (85 Pobedy St., Belgorod 308015, Russian Federation), Ph.D. (Eng.), Associate Professor, ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0898-3657, Scopus ID: 7003296495, Researcher ID: D-8128-2014, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Elena S. Danilova
Associate Professor of the Chair of English Philology and Cross-Cultural Communication, Belgorod State National Research University (85 Pobedy St., Belgorod 308015, Russian Federation), Ph.D. (Philol.), Associate Professor, ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1556-3116, Scopus ID: 57211543087, Researcher ID: P-3930-2016, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Introduction. Despite numerous research works on international students’ training at Russian universities, no analysis of efforts to increase student body has been made so far. In this paper, the authors analyze various aspects of policies aimed at increasing international students’ body (economic advantages, sociocultural benefits, education system changes, international students’ adaptation management). The goal of the paper is to consider the advantages and disadvantages of the international students’ rise in the total population of Russian universities.
Materials and Methods. The study comprised several stages, including statistical data screening, analysis of international students’ adaptation measures efficiency, the education process participants’ survey and observation of the activities of public agencies responsible for international students’ stay and study in Russia. The survey involved about 100 university employees, an equal amount of small and medium business representatives and 500 international students from Russian universities. 500 international students participated in a questionnaire survey, and digital content of Russian universities’ websites has been analyzed in order to obtain data necessary for the study.
Results. The study revealed a trend toward a rise in international student body at Russian universities, with advantages including higher universities’ incomes, jobs preservation despite the demographic instability, and development of the region’s small and medium business owing to an increased demand for goods and services. The trend also provided socio-cultural and educational benefits and revealed the need to manage students’ adaptation, as well as to establish and develop interaction between universities and federal agencies.
Discussion and Conclusion. The research results provide a contribution to education and student body management and regional business strategy planning. The findings may be of assistance to heads of recruitment agencies and bodies responsible for accompanying international students at the place of stay, as well as to service industry managers.
Keywords: international student body, education process participants, pre-university training, international students’ adaptation management, motivation, stay in the country, receiving university, education export
Acknowledgements: We would like to genuinely thank the reviewers and editors of the journal who have given valuable time to review our paper and provided useful recommendations. The success of the journal depends on their care and competence.
The authors declare no conflict of interest.
For citation: Dekhnich O.V., Lyutova O.V., Trubitsyn M.A., Danilova E.S. More International Students Coming to Russia: Pros and Cons. Integratsiya obrazovaniya = Integration of Education. 2021; 25(2):244-256. DOI: https://doi.org/10.15507/1991-9468.103.025.202102.244-256
All authors have read and approved the final manuscript.
Submitted 13.02.2021; approved after reviewing 19.03.2021;
accepted for publication 23.03.2021.
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