Challenges experienced by Malaysian students abroad

This paper examines the challenges and adaptations faced by Malaysian students while studying abroad. To improve the quality of human capital in the country, many firms encourage Malaysian students to study overseas in various fields. The quality of education and the advancement of science and tec...

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Main Authors:	Nurul Nabilah Yusof, Tee, Lain-Tze, Kew, Si-Roei
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Pusat Pembangunan Mahasiswa dan Perhubungan Alumni, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2017
Online Access:	http://journalarticle.ukm.my/12346/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/12346/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/12346/1/Artikel-8_NURUL-NABILAH-YUSOF_FINAL.pdf

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spelling	ukm-123462018-11-19T22:43:26Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/12346/ Challenges experienced by Malaysian students abroad Nurul Nabilah Yusof, Tee, Lain-Tze Kew, Si-Roei This paper examines the challenges and adaptations faced by Malaysian students while studying abroad. To improve the quality of human capital in the country, many firms encourage Malaysian students to study overseas in various fields. The quality of education and the advancement of science and technology in foreign countries enable students to gain new knowledge that is not offered by local universities. Nevertheless, students suffer from financial stress and culture shocks when adapting to a new environment in host countries. This study examines 198 Malaysian students from numerous universities and colleges abroad, including Europe, Asia, Oceania, North America, and Middle East. The findings imply that students experience financial hardship and depend on several sources to survive when studying abroad. In addition, students face difficulties in practicing their religions and cultures, language proficiencies, and changes in food preferences. The lack of social support and the limited number of friends are also the dilemmas faced by the students in the host country. Pusat Pembangunan Mahasiswa dan Perhubungan Alumni, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2017 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/12346/1/Artikel-8_NURUL-NABILAH-YUSOF_FINAL.pdf Nurul Nabilah Yusof, and Tee, Lain-Tze and Kew, Si-Roei (2017) Challenges experienced by Malaysian students abroad. Jurnal Personalia Pelajar, 20 (2). pp. 1-9. ISSN 0128-2735 http://www.ukm.my/personalia/publication-category/jilid-20-bil-2/
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description	This paper examines the challenges and adaptations faced by Malaysian students while studying abroad. To improve the quality of human capital in the country, many firms encourage Malaysian students to study overseas in various fields. The quality of education and the advancement of science and technology in foreign countries enable students to gain new knowledge that is not offered by local universities. Nevertheless, students suffer from financial stress and culture shocks when adapting to a new environment in host countries. This study examines 198 Malaysian students from numerous universities and colleges abroad, including Europe, Asia, Oceania, North America, and Middle East. The findings imply that students experience financial hardship and depend on several sources to survive when studying abroad. In addition, students face difficulties in practicing their religions and cultures, language proficiencies, and changes in food preferences. The lack of social support and the limited number of friends are also the dilemmas faced by the students in the host country.
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author	Nurul Nabilah Yusof, Tee, Lain-Tze Kew, Si-Roei
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author_facet	Nurul Nabilah Yusof, Tee, Lain-Tze Kew, Si-Roei
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title	Challenges experienced by Malaysian students abroad
title_short	Challenges experienced by Malaysian students abroad
title_full	Challenges experienced by Malaysian students abroad
title_fullStr	Challenges experienced by Malaysian students abroad
title_full_unstemmed	Challenges experienced by Malaysian students abroad
title_sort	challenges experienced by malaysian students abroad
publisher	Pusat Pembangunan Mahasiswa dan Perhubungan Alumni, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
publishDate	2017
url	http://journalarticle.ukm.my/12346/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/12346/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/12346/1/Artikel-8_NURUL-NABILAH-YUSOF_FINAL.pdf
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Challenges experienced by Malaysian students abroad

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