Adaptation of Foreign Students (Regional Experience)

Abstract

On the basis of field materials of the author and Internet resources the article analyses the conditions of foreign students adaptation at Kalmyk State University. The Adaptation Program implemented at the university contributes to the successful adaptation of foreign students to Russian educational system and more rapid adaptation to different culture conditions. The Adaptation Program for foreign students accepted in Kalmyk State University, consists of five important areas: organizational, documentary, informational and methodological, educational, sports. The work with foreign students at the University is organized at all structural levels: student groups, faculty, University, as well as student hostels. Due to effective organizational solutions the initial period of adaptation of foreigners to a new social environment becomes easier. One of the important conditions for more rapid integration of foreign students into Kalmyk State University is their active involvement in the sociocultural environment of the University. The adaptive nature of the ongoing activities of the various structures of Kalmyk State University, facilitates the process of entry of foreign students into a new culture. The participation of foreign students in social life of the University allows them to feel more comfortable in social and cultural space of the university. Various forms of extracurricular activities contribute to the development of skills of intercultural communication of foreign students in a new sociocultural environment. Among favorable conditions for sociocultural adaptation of foreign students at Kalmyk State University is the organization of intercultural interaction and cooperation of students in educational space of the University.