An exploration of cross-cultural interactions between international Middle Eastern students and Australian students

"The lack of the interactions between Australian and international students is an area of concern for the Australian Higher education institutions which hold the view that the major educationall goal of internationalisation of higher education, besides the economic gains, is to prepare citizens to operate in international and intercultural environments. There is documented research that many international students live in isolation from their Austaralian peers and even though for about five years live among Australians, they depart without having clear knowledge about Australians and their culture.This research explores the cross cultural interactions of international Middle-Eastern (IME) students from Arabic speaking countries in both educational and social contexts"--Abstract.