Susana Pinto (CIDTFF) | Journal of International Students, 11(4), pp. 895- 913
Abstract:
In the scope of higher education internationalisation, Portuguese universities have been receiving an increasing number of students from Portuguese-Speaking countries, namely African countries, at the level of PhD studies. As highlighted in research, pursuing a PhD in an overseas context entails critical challenges for students, supervisors and higher education institutions. Against this background, this paper reports on the challenges faced by international African students attending a PhD programme in Education at a Portuguese university. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with seven students and results from thematic analysis show that the main challenges relate to language, integration into a different pedagogical/academic culture, adaptation to a different research culture, loneliness/homesickness and financial difficulties. Implications of findings for institutional policy and practice are put forward.
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Referência:
Pinto, S. (2021). “Everything is so different.”: African students’ voices on the challenges of doing a PhD at a Portuguese university . Journal of International Students, 11(4), 895- 913. https://doi.org/10.32674/jis.v11i4.2702
