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Calder  \nLegislative Assembly of Alberta  \nSolina Richter  \nUniversity of Alberta  \nYuping Mao  \nCalifornia State University Long Beach  \nKatharina Kovacs Burns  \nUniversity of Alberta  \nRamadimetja S. Mogale University of Pretoria  \nMargaret Danko University of Alberta  \nAbstract  \nUniversities recruit international students for a number of reasons, including enhancement of global contacts and reputation, to increase enrolment, and to generate revenue from tuition. These students face unique challenges as compared with domestic students, but no published studies or reports exist on this issue. In this article we report our 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  \nCJHE / RCES Volume 46, No. 2, 2016  \nInternational Students’ Experiences /  \nM. J. Calder, S. Richter, Y. Mao, K. Kovacs Burns, R. S. Mogale, & M. Danko  \n93  \nintegration 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.  \nRésumé  \nLes universités recrutent des étudiants étrangers pour plusieurs raisons : amélioration de leurs relations internationales et de leur réputation, augmentation du nombre d’inscriptions et génération de revenus. Quoique ces étudiants connaissent des difficultés particulières liées à leur situation d’étrangers, aucune étude ni aucun rapport n’existent sur le sujet. Nous présentons ici les résultats d’un sondage et des entrevues avec des étudiants étrangers diplômés, des membres du personnel de l’université et des prestataires de service aux étudiants. Les étudiants ont mentionné leurs difficultés à trouver un logement convenable à prix abordable, à dégager des revenus suffisants et à s’intégrer à leur nouvelle université et à la société . Le personnel administratif a décrit les limites de l’aide qu’il pouvait fournir. Les deux groupes ont apporté diverses suggestions pour résoudre ces questions pécuniaires et résidentielle. Cette étude fait partie d’un projet de recherche plus vaste portant sur le logement et ses enjeux connexes pour les étudiants post-secondaires d’une ville de l’Ouest canadien.  \nInternational students are temporary residents with study permits or refugee status (Citizenship and Immigration Canada [CIC], 2011, section 1.7) . Students desire to study in another country to obtain a high-quality education and international experience (Skinkle & Embleton, 2014) . Applicants choose Canadian universities for many reasons, including specific programs, affordability, and the perception of Canada as safe (Chen, 2007). Universities recruit these students to enhance their profiles and contacts, improve the quality of students, respond to international students’ needs, and, in developed countries, provide a revenue source as domestic enrolment declines (Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada [AUCC], 2007, 2011) . Between 1992 and 2008, the number of international students in Canadian universities doubled. In 2010, 90,000 were fulltime students, representing 8% of undergraduates, 18% of master’s students, and 23% of doctoral students. A further 13,000 were studying part-time. Other countries have also seen similar increases (AUCC, 2011) . In 2010, direct education services","cbCaieLJvNbhPBOf","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaieLJvNbhPBOf","pdf",265142,"English","# Abstract\n## Universities’ recruitment rationale and research gap\n## Survey and interview findings: housing and finances\n## Integration into university and society\n## Administrative constraints and proposed changes","[{\"question\":\"Why do Canadian universities recruit international students?\",\"answer\":\"They recruit international students to enhance global contacts and reputation, increase enrollment, and generate tuition revenue as domestic enrollment declines.\"},{\"question\":\"What housing problems do international graduate students report?\",\"answer\":\"They report difficulty finding affordable, adequate, and suitable housing.\"},{\"question\":\"How do finances and integration issues affect international students?\",\"answer\":\"Students describe financial challenges linked to work/employment access and currency fluctuations, as well as difficulties integrating into the university and an unfamiliar society.\"}]","International Students Attending Canadian Universities - Their Experiences with Housing, Finances, and Other Issues | PDF",1792083506,48]