The Overseas Academic Adjustment of International Students in Taiwan: Taking Vietnamese Students as an Example

• Main Authors: Vu Thi Le Hang, 武氏麗恆
• Other Authors: Ya-Ping Chiu
• Format: Others
• Language: en_US
• Published: 2018
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/29566w

碩士 === 中原大學 === 國際商學碩士學位學程 === 106 === Over the last 10 years the number of international students studying at universities in Taiwan has increased significantly. According to the statistics released by Taiwan the Statistics Department of the Ministry of Education, the number of overseas students studying in Taiwan was 116,416 in 2016, rising from 30,509 in 2007. Obviously, Taiwan is an appealing destination for international students in recent years. In particular, Taiwan and Vietnam educational cooperation has reached new heights. The statistics show that there are 4774 Vietnam students in Taiwan in 2016, becoming the seventh largest source of foreign students in Taiwan. In addition, Taiwan businesses invested US$ 674 million in Vietnam in 2015 and Taiwan is now the number-four investor in Vietnam. That is one of the reasons why more and more Vietnam students choose Taiwan for pursuing high-level education. With Vietnam students who are currently enrolling in the Taiwan universities, the process of overseas adjustment faces many difficulties. This research aims to study the overseas adjustment process of Vietnam students in Taiwan. Furthermore, the final purpose is to assist Taiwan universities better comprehend the main challenges faced by their international students and offer effective support for them. Data is obtained from online questionnaire upon 154 samples, including most of Vietnam students enrolled at Chung Yuan Christian University and National Central University during the period from October to November 2017. In conclusion, empirical results show that the social support is positively related to the oversea academic adjustment and learning performance. In between the oversea academic adjustment and learning performance, a positive relationship is found. And it also confirms that the oversea academic adjustment is a mediator in the relationship between the social support and learning performance.