Taking three vocational colleges in Nanjing for example, this paper analyzes psychological adaptation of international students from countries along the “B&R”. First, it analyzes their adaptation problems, including homesickness and depression. Then, it explores causes of them: great academic pressure, difficulties in social and cultural adaptation, employment pressure as well as weakening or breaking of social support network. Finally, it analyzes psychological endurance of international students from countries along “B&R”.

Xiaoli Hu, Kexin Wang, Qiong Luo. Study on Psychological Adaptation of International Students from Countries along the “B&R” in Nanjing Higher Vocational Colleges. International Journal of New Developments in Education (2020) Vol. 2 Issue 8: 54-58. https://doi.org/10.25236/IJNDE.2020.020809.

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