| Adaptation context of international students |
Type of adaptation of international students and its characteristics in literature |
Adaptation program objectives |
Adaptation program technologies |
| InternationalNationalRegional |
Sociocultural adaptation Beregovaya et al., 2020; Ivanova et al., 2018;Sokolova, 2019. |
Motivation of international students to study Russian cultural and national traditions; familiarization of international students with history and culture of the Krasnodar Territory; focus of the adaptation program on inter-ethnic solidarity, respect for cultural diversity, preservation of ethnocultural identity of international students. |
Excursion programs, including online, visits to museums, exhibitions, friendship festivals, competitions of lovers of Russian poetry, dance shows, movie club |
| Institutional |
Academic adaptation(Beregovaya & Kudashov, 2019)Mudassir, Hong, 2019 |
Familiarity of international students with the education system in the Russian Federation, with the history and modern level of development of the university, its multicultural mission in the South of Russia;active inclusion of international students into the educational process on the basis of conscious understanding of the specifics of the educational process and the control system; stimulating the mastery of independent work skills, including using the university’s information resources. |
Didactic counseling, master classes, conversation club, excursions to the scientific library, research centers, university laboratories |
| Interpersonal |
Socio-psychological adaptationBiserova & Shagivaleeva, 2019Cross-cultural adaptationKim & Kim, 2016Ting, Kitty, Wai, 2017 |
Design of a safe sociocultural environment, which ensures identification and consideration of ethno-national and individual psychological characteristics of international students, their needs, interests. Prevention of inter-ethnic tensions and interpersonal conflicts in the student environment based on the development of competencies of intercultural interaction of all participants in the educational process at the university. |
Psychological training, conversation club, weekend club, creative workshops Intercultural interaction training, discussion club, social design |
| Individual and personal |
Psychophysiological adaptationAnikina, 2018Personal adaptationFedosov, 2015 |
Reduction of negative psycho-emotional experiences of international students; helping them to overcome fear and anxiety in a new sociocultural environment; development of self-regulation skills, stress resistance, confident behavior. Assistance to students in arranging housing conditions; their support in preservation or transformation of the usual nutritional culture; familiarization with the peculiarities of shops, banks, cinemas, public transport in the region; organization of medical services for international students. |
Psychological training, group and individual consultationsCase studies, modeling of situations of interaction in a new society, volunteer support |
