UNIVERSITY ENVIRONMENT AS AN ADAPTATION FACTOR OF INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS IN RUSSIA

Background. Internationalisation of education defines the route of modern universities. They need to solve problems related to attracting international students, maintaining the number of them and providing pedagogical support for their adaptation. Universities have to create effective pedagogical conditions that facilitate the adaptation of international students. The specialists study the factors influencing this process, and one of the factors is the university environment. Purpose. The purpose is to study the university environment as a factor in the adaptation of international students and identify its components from the adaptation barriers aspect. Materials and methods. At the theoretical stage, scientific papers have been analyzed, and at the practical stage, the methods of conversation and questioning have been used. Results. The university environment is a space where all participants in the educational process interact. It has powerful potential for the upbringing and development of personality. It is possible to consider the university environment as an external factor influencing the adaptation process of international students. The university environment should be understood as a system of barrier-forming components: biological, cultural, social, academic, organizational and managerial, financial and economic, linguistic, communicative and socio-psychological. Gradual acceptance of the components results in accepting the university environment as a whole.