Getting a learning experience in economically highly developed countries will definitely be an advantage for further career development and growth. After all, during a study period, a foreign student gets not only high-quality professional training, but also has an excellent opportunity to gain experience of living in another country, experience of communication with people of other cultures. A graduate of a foreign university in a country with a high standard of living gets the experience of a new vision and new ideas for further implementation.

However, despite the advantages of such an opportunity, foreign students are not always easy to adapt to the conditions and life in a new country and a great opportunity can be a serious challenge for a young person. Studying abroad requires a high level of self-organization and planning of your time and your life itself. Adaptation to a new lifestyle in an unfamiliar culture, far from home, can leave its influence on psychological well-being.

In order to organize assistance at the beginning of adaptation in the new environment, StudySo offers a psychological support service for foreign students abroad. We are sure that, having received a professional psychologist-guide, foreign students will be able to avoid negative manifestations in the new environment, reduce the risk of negative consequences of adaptation at the first stages of their stay and adequately assimilate into living and studying in a new country.

The psychological support service for foreign students from StudySo is designed to provide psychological support to foreign students, in order to overcome the negative effects on their psychological state, which may be caused by emotional experiences as a result of a new sociocultural and language environment, an unusual surrounding, resulting from new methods and forms of education , completely different lifestyle.

The psychological support service from StudySo is designed to resolve possible negative manifestations, such as:

- difficulties associated with the entry into life in a new climate, unusual living conditions, the need to adapt to new norms and traditions of behavior and intercommunion with others;

- frequent manifestations of ethnocultural stereotypes and prejudices, including in the form of domestic nationalism and racism in the regions of study;

- diverse and complex, often difficult predicted situations of social, cultural, educational and everyday plan, which generate social and psychological difficulties and lead to the impossibility of personally relevant motives realization, as well as emotional, cognitive, behavioral problems and sometimes frustration;

- maladaptive reactions, leading to a deterioration of health, an increase of anxiety, expressed by the alienation from the team of a study group, intrapersonal and interpersonal conflicts and, as a result, a decline of academic performance, loss of interest and sense of educational activity.

To prepare for a life in a new country, foreign students are advised to take into account the following recommendations of a psychologist:

- first of all, to make for oneself positive and clear intentions, that is, one’s own understanding: where am I going? to which country? what's interesting there? what opportunities will it give me in the future? What useful can I get there? what experience can I integrate into my life?

- to be ready morally to some difficulties, to understand that the adaptation process is NOT to come round, all students go through it, it's time to learn something new;

- from the first months of staying in a new country, an active knowledge of this country is very important: you should explore the county, meet people, learn about the culture, and understand the values. Immerse yourself in a time of exciting adventure and new knowledge;

- make new acquaintances among local people, widen the circle of friends, do not focus on communicating only with your family and close friends from your native country, and be open to the knowledge of new personalities;

- from time to time you will feel a sense of longing for the house, and this is normal, give yourself the opportunity to be sad, you can spend this time alone or chat with family and friends;

- do not be intimidated by the language barrier, try, despite some difficulties, still mostly communicate in the language of the country, and later you will notice that it is very interesting to explore dialects and pronunciations;

StudySo will help you to solve the issue of immersion in a new environment effectively and will contribute to your obtaining confidence, optimism and a healthy psychological perception of the new environment!

We are happy to provide more detailed information concerning the organization of psychological support services abroad and not only.

Our contacts: 01030, Kiev, st. Yaroslaviv Val, 7, of 203; Tel: +38 063 63 763 12.