The statistical analysis of challenges faced by international students at the University of Namibia

Abstract

Typically this study has brought answers to the question of why international students are likely to face certain challenges as compared to other students. However, this study was carried out with the assumption that international students at the University of Namibia face a couple of challenges. The research was based on University of Namibia students that are on main campus, full time students who are undergraduates. Moreover the emphasis was on the international students. A questionnaire was used to collect data that has answered this question. Furthermore, the questionnaire was given to 220 students to complete it, in which only 143 of them were used in this study as they were the ones who completed the questionnaire fully. The most commonly observed challenges faced by international students: functioning in English, achieving academic goals, adjusting culturally and integrating with the locals