Difficulties in the Implementation of International Academic Mobility Programs: Student’s Stance. Russian-German Experience in Solving Problems in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic
Introduction. Academic mobility of students is an integral part of quality higher education in Russia. A frequent problem is a difficult adaption to a foreign country. The article looks into to the problem of offsetting negative consequences of cultural adaptation of Russian students in German unive...
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| author | Svetlana V. Novikova Sergey S. Zaydullin Natalia L. Valitova Elmira S. Kremleva |
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| description | Introduction. Academic mobility of students is an integral part of quality higher education in Russia. A frequent problem is a difficult adaption to a foreign country. The article looks into to the problem of offsetting negative consequences of cultural adaptation of Russian students in German universities during short-term stay. The aim of the article is to work out recommendations on preliminary preparation of short-term international academic mobility programs between Russian and foreign partner universities, taking into account cultural adaptation of students.
Materials and Methods. The research draws on surveys of students participating in the 6-month (1 semester) international Russian-German academic mobility program. As a survey technique, a group continuous correspondence survey was employed. The questionnaire was compiled following the conditions of relevance and representativeness using empirical indicators and descriptive statistics. The method of statistical factor analysis served a tool to identify the main factors influencing the quality of adaptation; for a comparative analysis of the results of the survey, statistical methods of comparing averages and statistical visualization were used.
Results. The article analyzes the results of surveys of students of the German-Russian Institute of Advanced Technologies about the main points of education in Germany that cause them difficulties. A comparative analysis of learning in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic (hybrid, almost completely remote learning) with the period before the pandemic (full face-to-face learning) was made. Conclusions are drawn about the prevailing factors that influenced the success of learning in both cases. Examples of practical recommendations are formulated as to the necessary preparation of Russian university students for studying at European universities in the years following the pandemic, taking into account the results of surveys of teachers from the host German university, as well as the observations of an expert from the Kazan National Research Technical University over the teaching process at the Technical University of Kaiserslautern. Based on the results of the analysis of factors most affecting the success of Russian students in a foreign university, we propose measures aimed at accelerating and mitigating the adaptation of Russian-speaking students to a long stay in a foreign environment. In the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, the hybrid form of education looks most effective, as it increases the success of Russian students studying abroad.
Discussion and Conclusion. The proposed approach to the assessment of influencing factors and the developed methods for their elimination will help prevent similar problems in the future. The conclusions made by the authors contribute to the practice of short-stay international academic mobility organization. The article materials are of interest to the scientific and pedagogical community, faculty and management of educational institutions. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a8abfdac92ed4fcbbeca465e1e70dd162023-03-22T12:50:37ZrusNational Research Mordova State UniversityИнтеграция образования1991-94682308-10582023-03-01271103210.15507/1991-9468.110.027.202301.010-032Difficulties in the Implementation of International Academic Mobility Programs: Student’s Stance. Russian-German Experience in Solving Problems in the Context of the COVID-19 PandemicSvetlana V. Novikova0https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8207-1010Sergey S. Zaydullin1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8285-9817Natalia L. Valitova2https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8408-1885Elmira S. Kremleva3https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0858-0575 Kazan National Research Technical University named after A. N. Tupolev-KAI Kazan National Research Technical University named after A. N. Tupolev-KAI Kazan National Research Technical University named after A. N. Tupolev-KAI Kazan National Research Technical University named after A. N. Tupolev-KAIIntroduction. Academic mobility of students is an integral part of quality higher education in Russia. A frequent problem is a difficult adaption to a foreign country. The article looks into to the problem of offsetting negative consequences of cultural adaptation of Russian students in German universities during short-term stay. The aim of the article is to work out recommendations on preliminary preparation of short-term international academic mobility programs between Russian and foreign partner universities, taking into account cultural adaptation of students. Materials and Methods. The research draws on surveys of students participating in the 6-month (1 semester) international Russian-German academic mobility program. As a survey technique, a group continuous correspondence survey was employed. The questionnaire was compiled following the conditions of relevance and representativeness using empirical indicators and descriptive statistics. The method of statistical factor analysis served a tool to identify the main factors influencing the quality of adaptation; for a comparative analysis of the results of the survey, statistical methods of comparing averages and statistical visualization were used. Results. The article analyzes the results of surveys of students of the German-Russian Institute of Advanced Technologies about the main points of education in Germany that cause them difficulties. A comparative analysis of learning in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic (hybrid, almost completely remote learning) with the period before the pandemic (full face-to-face learning) was made. Conclusions are drawn about the prevailing factors that influenced the success of learning in both cases. Examples of practical recommendations are formulated as to the necessary preparation of Russian university students for studying at European universities in the years following the pandemic, taking into account the results of surveys of teachers from the host German university, as well as the observations of an expert from the Kazan National Research Technical University over the teaching process at the Technical University of Kaiserslautern. Based on the results of the analysis of factors most affecting the success of Russian students in a foreign university, we propose measures aimed at accelerating and mitigating the adaptation of Russian-speaking students to a long stay in a foreign environment. In the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, the hybrid form of education looks most effective, as it increases the success of Russian students studying abroad. Discussion and Conclusion. The proposed approach to the assessment of influencing factors and the developed methods for their elimination will help prevent similar problems in the future. The conclusions made by the authors contribute to the practice of short-stay international academic mobility organization. The article materials are of interest to the scientific and pedagogical community, faculty and management of educational institutions.https://edumag.mrsu.ru/index.php/en/articles-en/120-23-1/1060-10-15507-1991-9468-110-027-202301-1international academic mobilitynational characteristics of educationdifficulties in social adaptation of studentscovid-19 pandemicvirtual mobilitydistance learninghybrid learningmeasures to improve academic performance |
| spellingShingle | Svetlana V. Novikova Sergey S. Zaydullin Natalia L. Valitova Elmira S. Kremleva Difficulties in the Implementation of International Academic Mobility Programs: Student’s Stance. Russian-German Experience in Solving Problems in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic Интеграция образования international academic mobility national characteristics of education difficulties in social adaptation of students covid-19 pandemic virtual mobility distance learning hybrid learning measures to improve academic performance |
| title | Difficulties in the Implementation of International Academic Mobility Programs: Student’s Stance. Russian-German Experience in Solving Problems in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic |
| title_full | Difficulties in the Implementation of International Academic Mobility Programs: Student’s Stance. Russian-German Experience in Solving Problems in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic |
| title_fullStr | Difficulties in the Implementation of International Academic Mobility Programs: Student’s Stance. Russian-German Experience in Solving Problems in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic |
| title_full_unstemmed | Difficulties in the Implementation of International Academic Mobility Programs: Student’s Stance. Russian-German Experience in Solving Problems in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic |
| title_short | Difficulties in the Implementation of International Academic Mobility Programs: Student’s Stance. Russian-German Experience in Solving Problems in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic |
| title_sort | difficulties in the implementation of international academic mobility programs student s stance russian german experience in solving problems in the context of the covid 19 pandemic |
| topic | international academic mobility national characteristics of education difficulties in social adaptation of students covid-19 pandemic virtual mobility distance learning hybrid learning measures to improve academic performance |
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