International Students in Finnish Universities 2007

The objective of the survey was to find out how the international students in Finnish universities experience their level of integration in the academic community and Finnish society, and to examine the factors influencing the integration. The survey included six sections with the following themes: background information; immigration to Finland; academic integration; social integration; subsistence, accommodation, employment and health; and future plans. In view of immigration to Finland, the respondents were asked whether university studies were their primary reason for moving to Finland. Depending on the answer, the importance of various factors on pursuing a degree in Finland was charted. They were also asked whether they had visited Finland before and if they had, the reason for the potential visit was queried. The respondents were presented with a list of various institutions (tax authorities, the Social Insurance Institution of Finland, etc.) and asked to assess how easy it was to interact and co-operate with them. They were also asked to evaluate the importance of different factors in selecting the university to study in, and the importance of various sources of information about possibilities to study in Finland. The quality and amount of information was also canvassed. In the next section (academic integration), the respondents were asked about the satisfaction with the progress of their studies and the possible reasons for not progressing as planned. Satisfaction with study-related issues and services provided by the student union was also charted. The most important sources of guidance, help and support in study-related questions were investigated, as well as participation in tutoring and reasons for possible absence. The respondents were also asked to indicate whether they had felt they had been excluded within the academic community because of their foreign background. Regarding social integration, the respondents' participation in social activities or events organised by student organisations was charted, as well as reasons for participation or non-participation. They were asked to name the social groups which they were in contact with most actively. In addition, the respondents' satisfaction with the amount of their social contacts was charted. They were also asked to indicate whether they had felt they had been excluded elsewhere than within the academic community because of their foreign background. In order to chart the respondents' subsistence, the most important sources of funding, monthly net income, and satisfaction with disposable income were queried. Further questions charted the type of accommodation, the sources of information about housing the respondents had used, and possible difficulties in finding suitable accommodation. The respondents were asked about working in Finland and to estimate their strengths and weaknesses in the Finnish labour market. In addition, use of various health services was charted. Finally, the respondents' future plans were probed. They were for instance asked to indicate whether they were going to stay in Finland and to evaluate the quality of Finnish higher education. Background variables included the respondent's age, gender, marital status, scientific discipline, and previous tertiary studies. In addition, the language of R's study programme, skills in Finnish and Swedish, and primary means of learning Finnish were charted.

本调查旨在探究芬兰大学中的国际学生在学术社区及芬兰社会中的融入程度，并分析影响融入的因素。调查共分为六个部分，涉及以下主题：背景信息、移民芬兰经历、学术融入、社会融入、生计、住宿、就业与健康以及未来规划。针对移民芬兰的原因，受访者被询问是否将大学学习作为其移居芬兰的主要动机。根据回答，调查绘制了影响在芬兰攻读学位的诸多因素的图表。受访者还被问及是否曾访问过芬兰，若访问过，则询问了潜在访问的原因。受访者被呈现了一串各类机构（如税务机关、芬兰社会保险机构等）的名单，并被要求评估与这些机构互动和合作的便捷程度。他们还被询问在挑选学习大学时，不同因素的重要性，以及关于在芬兰学习可能性的不同信息来源的重要性。同时，调查还探讨了信息的质量和数量。在下一部分（学术融入）中，受访者被询问对学习进度满意度的看法以及未按计划进展的可能原因。调查还记录了学生对学生会提供的学习相关问题和服务的满意度。此外，调查还研究了在学术相关问题中提供指导、帮助和支持的最重要来源，以及辅导参与情况及可能的缺席原因。受访者还被询问是否因外国背景而在学术社区中感到被排斥。关于社会融入，调查记录了受访者在学生组织举办的社会活动或事件中的参与情况，以及参与或未参与的原因。受访者还被要求列举他们最活跃接触的社会群体。此外，调查还记录了受访者对社交联系量的满意度。他们还被询问是否因外国背景而在学术社区之外的其他地方感到被排斥。为了绘制受访者的生计状况，调查询问了最重要的资金来源、月净收入以及可支配收入的满意度。进一步的问题探讨了住宿类型、受访者用于获取住房信息的来源以及寻找合适住宿的困难。受访者还被询问在芬兰工作和在芬兰劳动力市场中的优势与劣势。此外，调查还记录了受访者使用各种健康服务的情况。最后，调查探讨了受访者的未来计划。例如，询问他们是否打算留在芬兰，并对芬兰高等教育的质量进行评估。背景变量包括受访者的年龄、性别、婚姻状况、科学学科以及先前的高等教育研究。此外，还记录了受访者研究项目的语言、芬兰语和瑞典语技能，以及学习芬兰语的主要方式。