Globalization
opens doors for different parts of the world. Interesting food, new meetings,
unforgettable time and amazing sightseeing on the pho
Studying abroad is
the best chance to see the world, interact with peoples, get new impressions
from the firsthand, break stereotypes and create your own perception of life.
It pushes people to go out of their comfort zone and appreciate different
cultures and differences of the other people. Studying abroad gives a great
opportunity to “personal growth” ( Berdan, 2015).
Berdan states students who studies abroad demonstrates a creative way of
solving problems, fast adoption toward different cultural area, perfect
communicative abilities and knowledge of culture and language in practice.
Besides,
new emotions it also gives us an important experience for our future
career. This type of traveling and studying
are widely spread all over the world. Today students collaborate travelling and
studying but young people from the U.S.A, the United Kingdom and Australia,
570, 300 and 150 thousands respectively take the leading position. In
comparison with “Abroad studying giants” Kazakhstan demonstrates dynamic
interest toward international education. According to the report of the
Ministry of the education the number of Kazakhstani students abroad achieved 45
thousand students among them only 2000 people study by the program “Bolashak”.
1700 study by different international programs and 19100 students study full
time and others applied independently (Usupova, 2014). According to numbers it
means that studying is an important, a trendy and fashionable thing also. But
how to catch this chance and make the right choice?
For students interested in reaping the rewards described above
by employers, they'll need to choose a program that combines rigor academic and
cross-cultural accent in the curriculum. In order to achieve the best results
and increase immersion process students should pay attention on the courses as:
Local language coursework. Content classes (history, literature, business) taken I other
language besides English which will increase your linguistic repertoire.
Diverse student bodies. Programs which cover students form different countries and cultural
backgrounds. It will facilitate cross- cultural team work and enhance the
number of friends all over the world.
Regionally relevant content. The main goal of going abroad is to know more about culture,
geography and history of the host country. Studying abroad is a great
opportunity to enjoy and explore something new for you.
Curricula-driven study abroad. Some program focused on working on global problems as team: water shortage, cultural preservation and others. It will be great chance to share your experience with others and listen others examples and experiences.
Curricula-driven study abroad. Some program focused on working on global problems as team: water shortage, cultural preservation and others. It will be great chance to share your experience with others and listen others examples and experiences.
Locations matters. Prospective employers are increasingly interested in where
applicants studied abroad. Branching out beyond the traditional European
destinations and into countries such as China, Brazil, India, Mexico or Turkey,
for example, signals an enhanced awareness of growing global economies -- and a
direct link to the places many organizations are expanding and growing.
In my talks on campuses, many students express an interest in
"just having fun" while studying abroad, so they're planning on
taking a few classes pass/fail and traveling around. They want to know, is that
so wrong? It all depends on what the objective is. College is a time for fun
and travel, yes, but it's primarily for becoming career-ready and developing
skills that will lead to employment upon graduation. Study abroad offers
students an opportunity to do both.
References:
Yes, personal opportunities and social possibilities are the most advantageous aspects of studying abroad as you say, Marzhan. The importance of international student mobility individuals, families, nation states and higher education institutions continues to grow today. Exchange programs and international partnerships between higher education institutions (HEIs) are being stimulated and actively encouraged. Do you know, by the way that Nazarbayev University is the first university from Central Asia to join international network, SAF. (http://kazakhstan.studyabroadfoundation.org) Increased ISM is connected with current changes in HEIs such as, the introduction of international curriculum, in number of cases with secure financial support and relatively low tuition fees, with the diversity of student bodies and growing number of young people with cosmopolitan outlook, who voluntarily decide to study abroad. Sophisticated communication systems of the XXI century is another incredible privilege that increased the international communication and travel of students.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Marzhan, for such interesting post! The number of Kazakhstani students studying abroad and the fact that most of them study not by the "Bolashak" programme impressed me. Before reading this post I thought that it is so expensive to get a degree abroad, but after some searching in the net I found a lot of universities without any tuition fee or the minimal one. I think that future students are very lucky to have a range of opportunities to study wherever they wish. However, they may face problems with accommodation, high costs of living or adaptation to new culture and environment. I want to ask in your opinion are there any ways to solve them or people need to overcome all the challenges in order to develop skills and become more experienced?
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