THE NEEDS OF INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS AT A SINO-BRITISH COOPERATIVE UNIVERSITY IN CHINA

The number of international students around the world has risen sharply in recent years. In China, more and more programmes are suitable to attract students from different regions of the world. Among them especially programmes at a Sino-British Cooperative University are popular as they allow the students to study in English rather than Chinese. Nevertheless, Chinese is necessary for daily and social life. The purpose of this paper is to investigate this situation where the students are part of both worlds. Even if the international student body is very heterogeneous, there are many common issues and concerns they all deal with. This paper aims to name differences and similarities and how support needs can be addressed in this setting.