International Students Attending Canadian Universities: Their Experiences with Housing, Finances, and Other Issues, Canadian Journal of Higher Education.
Date: 2016
Summary
International students face unique challenges as
compared with domestic students, but no published studies or reports exist
on this issue. This article reports findings from a survey and interviews
with international graduate students, university personnel, and service
providers assisting students. Students reported difficulties with finding affordable,
adequate, and suitable housing; with finances, stemming from their
ability to work or find employment, and from currency fluctuations; and with integration into a new university and an unfamiliar society. Administrators
described limits to the assistance they could provide. Both groups suggested
changes to address international students’ housing and financial issues. This
study is part of a larger research project exploring housing and related issues
among post-secondary students in a western Canadian city.