PROBLEMS OF SOCIAL ADAPTATION OF FOREIGN STUDENTS IN UZBEKISTAN
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.47390/SP1342V3SI3Y2023N42Keywords:
adaptation, social adaptation, social environment, foreign students, education, culture, communication.Abstract
The article discusses a number of common problems faced by foreign students while studying in Uzbekistan using the example of the Urgench branch of the Tashkent Medical Academy. Among them, the connections between the characteristics of the countries where foreign students come and the main stages of their adaptation are revealed.
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