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...eated by the nine top Chinese universities to build a model of sharing resources. Table. 1: China‘s C9 League Founded Students* Province Fudan University 1905 26,7000 Shanghai Herbin Institute of Technology 1920 37,700 Heilongjiang Nanjing University 1902 22,100 Jiangsu Peking University 1898 30,100 Beijing Shanghai Jiao Tong University 1896 33,000 Shanghai Tsinghua University 1911 26,700 Beijing University of Science and Technology 1958 16,600 Anhui Xi'an Jiao Tong University 1896 32,000 Shaanxi Zhejiang University 1897 39,000 Zhejiang *-Undergraduates + postgraduates Source: R&D Magazine * *Battelle, 2011 Global R&D Funding Forecast: China's R&D Growth Engine. R&D Magazine, 2010. The increase in economic development in all over the world has given more exposure in study environment for cross cultural interaction and in China, there is need to know how to sort out the international students problems to provide them suitable culture (Yun, 2003). For universities hosting international students must study in depth the cultural problems of international students and to understand culture as complex which includes knowledge, belief, art, morals, law and customs (Xiexin, 2004 p. 35). Demographic diff...

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...dents and help them in understanding Chinese culture and in socio-cultural adjustment that may be leading to mentally illness (Zheng, 2010). Social differences in new environment, the new social patterns for international students give them feeling of uncomfortable environment resulting series of problems (Jiongmei, 2010). The most difficulty, international students encounter is with the university community and such difficulties are important to indicate about the needs International Journal of Education ISSN 1948-5476 2012, Vol. 4, No. 2 www.macrothink.org/ije 111 of international students (Chu, et al., 2010). To remove the cultural barrier that is the major hindrance to understand academic culture of a country, the interaction faculty and other fellows is necessary for language practice and better understanding (Baohua, 2008). The class room of international students is of multicultural and more chances of conflicts are possible while interacting between teachers and students (Jiongmei,2010). Other researches on cultural adjustment, Xiexin (2004 p. 91) concentrate on overall problems of international students in new culture and about culture shock and dealt with university management to cope with...

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...2004). All individuals are different in perceptions of different cultures and understand culture in different ways like Chunyan (2005 p. 11) states that Chinese education is based on family way conception that is totally different culture form others. ―Students who study abroad, in fact shows a greater change in intercultural communication skills than students who stay on campus‖, Pointed out by Williams (2005). The local people must understand the needs of foreign students and help them in understanding Chinese culture and in socio-cultural adjustment that may be leading to mentally illness (Zheng, 2010). Social differences in new environment, the new social patterns for international students give them feeling of uncomfortable environment resulting series of problems (Jiongmei, 2010). The most difficulty, international students encounter is with the university community and such difficulties are important to indicate about the needs International Journal of Education ISSN 1948-5476 2012, Vol. 4, No. 2 www.macrothink.org/ije 111 of international students (Chu, et al., 2010). To remove the cultural barrier that is the major hindrance to understand academic culture of a country, the interaction...