Somalis in the United Kingdom

Lingnan study finds international students' learning activities all over the world have been seriously disturbed by COVID-19 pandemic

Retrieved on: 
Tuesday, September 22, 2020

Over 70 per cent expressed concern about the outbreak, while 45 per cent said they were feeling lonely.

Key Points: 
  • Over 70 per cent expressed concern about the outbreak, while 45 per cent said they were feeling lonely.
  • The research team advises higher education institutions to find creative and effective ways of supporting international students during this challenging time.
  • At the time of the survey, most of them (61%) were still in their country/region of study.
  • Results show that over 70 per cent of international/ non-local higher education students said they got COVID-19 information from social media and new media.

Lingnan study finds international students' learning activities all over the world have been seriously disturbed by COVID-19 pandemic

Retrieved on: 
Tuesday, September 22, 2020

Over 70 per cent expressed concern about the outbreak, while 45 per cent said they were feeling lonely.

Key Points: 
  • Over 70 per cent expressed concern about the outbreak, while 45 per cent said they were feeling lonely.
  • The research team advises higher education institutions to find creative and effective ways of supporting international students during this challenging time.
  • At the time of the survey, most of them (61%) were still in their country/region of study.
  • Results show that over 70 per cent of international/ non-local higher education students said they got COVID-19 information from social media and new media.