Nikolay Pogodaev: Adaptation of students from Tajikistan and Uzbekistan in Tomsk universities

Educational migration is an integral part of the flow of youth from Tajikistan and Uzbekistan to Russia. The adaptation of students from these countries in the host society causes a number of problems. This commentary draws attention to the barriers arising for the adaptation of these students in the academic issues and everyday life. The migration of students from Central Asia implies that they not only partly change their typical behavior, but the host country, gradually understanding and taking into account the cultural characteristics of young people who come there, should also create conditions for their residence. Within the project “Transformation of higher education systems in Central Asian countries: new opportunities and challenges for Russian educational export” Tomsk researchers have analyzed the attitude of students from Tajikistan and Uzbekistan to education and living in Tomsk. This publication is based on the interviews of students giving their insight about the reaction of young people to new realities. This commentary may be useful for the organizers of educational process and living conditions in those universities that consider the education of students from abroad a significant part of their activities...