Scientific journal
Научное обозрение. Педагогические науки
ISSN 2500-3402
ПИ №ФС77-57475

ACTUAL PROBLEMS OF PREPARING FOREIGN STUDENTS FOR STUDYING IN RUSSIAN UNIVERSITIES

Kozulina A.P. 1
1 Omsk State Pedagogical University
The article is devoted to the problems of foreign students in the process of training in Russian universities. In order to identify the problems of foreign students of Omsk State Pedagogical University we have conducted the survey. The results of the survey were compared with the results of the survey of foreign students of Tomsk Polytechnic University and the Russian University of Peoples’ Friendship. A classification of the specific problems of foreign students in Russia was developed on the basis of obtained data, the following groups of problems were identified: the problem of linguistic knowledge and skills of the main activity, ethno-cultural problems of interpersonal interaction and interaction with the social environment, the problems of security and life support, financial problems, problems of professional fulfillment. Given the multidimensional nature of the problems, an effective educational support for international students requires the creation of orientation programs for international students, the content of which will be built on the basis of the classification of the main problems of foreign students during their studying in Russian universities.