Foreign Students in Lublin. Students of Sociology at KUL, UMTS and of Medicine at the Medical University on Their Foreign Friends Cover Image

Studenci zagraniczni w Lublinie. Studenci socjologii KUL, UMCS i medycyny Uniwersytetu Medycznego o swoich zagranicznych kolegach
Foreign Students in Lublin. Students of Sociology at KUL, UMTS and of Medicine at the Medical University on Their Foreign Friends

Author(s): Marek Butrym
Subject(s): Social Sciences, Communication studies, Sociology
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Komisji Edukacji Narodowej w Krakowie
Keywords: foreign students; educational migration; social distance

Summary/Abstract: The demographic and economic situations make Polish universities open up to international students. The Lublin universities are such an example. They offer a wide and diverse range of faculties: from common studying together with Polish nationals – courses conducted in Polish – to separate structures with courses of study delivered in English. The choice of faculty and the mode of study affect the contacts with Polish students and the way the foreign students are evaluated by Poles. This paper deals with the opinions of students of the Catholic University of Lublin and Maria Curie Skłodowska University, where international and Polish students study together. There are also points of view of the Medical University students where a separate English Language Division has been created for international students. It has been found out that regardless of the level of internationalization of a university – students make two distinct worlds.

  • Issue Year: VII/2015
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 106-119
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: Polish