{"id":43517,"date":"2019-05-14T19:37:36","date_gmt":"2019-05-14T19:37:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/intercardiff\/?p=43517"},"modified":"2019-05-14T19:37:36","modified_gmt":"2019-05-14T19:37:36","slug":"city-mean-international-student","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/business-culture\/city-mean-international-student","title":{"rendered":"In Your City: what does it mean to be an international student?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Being an international student is more than getting an education in another country. It is about new experiences and meeting new people<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_43541\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-43541\" style=\"width: 625px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-43541 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/05\/christine-roy-343235-unsplash-1-e1557875574259-625x351.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"351\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-43541\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-43541 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/05\/christine-roy-343235-unsplash-1-e1557875574259-625x351.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"351\" \/><\/noscript> Every year, hundreds of students from all over the world come to the UK for higher education and new experiences<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">It\u2019s common practice for many students to pursue an education outside the country of their residence. Many\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">of them<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0decide to come to the United Kingdom for education<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. According to data provided by the Higher Education Statistics Agency <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hesa.ac.uk\/\">(HESA)<\/a>, in the 2017-2018 academic year, UK saw 115,350 international students in Postgraduate courses alone, out of which, 5,050 were studying in Wales.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Out of all the international students that come to the UK to pursue higher education, most of them come from China, India, and the United States. There has been increase in the<a href=\"https:\/\/migrationobservatory.ox.ac.uk\/resources\/briefings\/non-european-student-migration-to-the-uk\/\"> inflow of international students coming to the UK<\/a> since 2017 and the numbers continue to rise.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Coming to a new country leaving everything you know behind is hardly the easiest thing to do. It is more than a chance to learn something new. It is about meeting new and all kinds of people and gaining new experiences that end up shaping you as a person for years to come. We were in conversation with a few international students about their journey and their experiences when they came to the UK to study.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Have a listen!<\/p>\n<h3>Episode 1: Kayla from Hong Kong<\/h3>\n<p>A candid conversation with Kayla about her life in university residence halls, culture shocks she experiences and exciting plans post studying in the UK.<\/p>\n<h3>Episode 2: Yazan from Jordan<\/h3>\n<p>Breaking away from a safe space and trying something completely new, we got up-close and personal in this chat with Yazan about life in the UK.<\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3>Episode 3: Alberto from Ecuador<\/h3>\n<p>Diving into cultures of UK, USA and Ecuador, long distance relationships and mental health in the UK with Alberto, for the last segment.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Being an international student means more than being away from home. 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