International Students Adaptation and Integration

Abstract

Collection of the best practices on adaptation and integration of international students from the partners of the project “International Students Adaptation and Integration" / INTERADIS. Ukrainian higher education institutions, adopting the valuable experience of their partners from the Netherlands, Italy, Lithuania and Germany, have developed and implemented a number of measures to integrate international students into the Ukrainian and European space through cultural, ethnic, social and academic values. The main activities include development of roadmap of international students integration; organization and exploitation of co working zones; modernization and implementation of administrative procedures; modernization of university infrastructure; development and implementation of calendar plan of activities; adaptation of educational programs; design and update of website and social media. The experience of the INTERADIS project partners contributes to the successful integration and adaptation of international students, improving the quality of education and administrative services, enhancing the skills of administrative and academic staff, and creating a tolerant multicultural international environment in Ukrainian higher education institutions. The collection will be useful for higher education institutions, professional higher education or structural units of educational institutions where foreign citizens study or undergo internships, for the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine, the Ukrainian State Centre for International Education. The collection was prepared within the framework of the Eras mus+ project “International Students Adaptation and Integration / INTERADIS”, 619451-EPP-1-2020-1-NL-EPPKA2-CBHE-JP. The project is co-funded by the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union. The European Commission’s support for the production of this publication does not constitute an endorsement of the contents, which reflect the views only of the authors, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.