Problems of Adaptation of Foreign Students in the Space of a Smart Urban Environment

Based on the analysis of scientific sources of Russian and foreign researchers, the main trends in the study of the smart urban environment, difficulties in the implementation of the "Smart City" concept are revealed. Variants and forms of adaptation of foreign youth to the conditions of urban space, new socio-cultural conditions and educational environment (physiological, psychological, social, cultural, linguistic, etc.) are determined. The article presents the results of a survey of foreign students of Kazan universities in the areas of training "Management"and "Economics". The respondents' needs for knowledge, attitude to Internet sources, knowledge and use of information technologies in the urban environment, participation of foreign students in the public life of the city, communications with Russians and Tatars, etc. are determined. The difficulties experienced by foreign students in the new urban conditions were revealed: a change in lifestyle, loss of contact with loved ones, the organization of everyday life, the language barrier, etc.