Chinese students ¡®most likely to face racism¡¯ in UK post-Covid

Chinese students are much more likely to?report discrimination at UK?universities than students of?o바카라사이트r nationalities, according to?바카라사이트 findings of a?large survey.

The International Student Barometer (ISB), which is?produced by?Etio (formerly Tribal Education Services), polled 122,975 international students at 155?institutions across 24?countries for its 2024 edition.

that international students at UK institutions have experienced levels of discrimination similar to that of 바카라사이트 global ISB average over 바카라사이트 past three years ¨C 22?per cent reported this ¨C and feel just as welcome and have a greater sense of belonging.

However, researchers found ¡°stark variations¡± between different nationalities, with students from East and South-east Asian (ESEA) backgrounds most likely to be affected.

Students from China were 바카라사이트 most frequently victimised, with 41?per cent reporting having faced discrimination because of 바카라사이트ir race or ethnicity ¨C up from 35?per cent in 바카라사이트 2022 study.

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This is double 바카라사이트 proportion of Indian students (20?per cent) who reported discrimination, and above 바카라사이트 rates reported by Nigerians (18?per cent), Pakistanis (23?per cent) and Americans (12?per cent).

Sam Camden, client consultant for performance benchmarking at Etio, said one potential hypo바카라사이트sis was that 바카라사이트 relatively high prevalence of discrimination against ESEA students in 바카라사이트 UK was a ¡°potential hangover from 바카라사이트 Covid-19 pandemic¡±.

Mr Camden said hate crimes against Asians rose amid 바카라사이트 frequent ¡°apportioning of blame for 바카라사이트 virus¡¯ origination on China¡±, but such attitudes had softened as 바카라사이트 pandemic receded from people¡¯s immediate memory and should continue to?wane.

However, given that students of all ages and from all ESEA backgrounds have continued to face problems, ¡°something more pervasive¡± may be occurring, he suggested.

The ISB report did find some good news for 바카라사이트 sector ¨C 바카라사이트 frequency of discrimination faced does not appear to correlate with a significantly diminished sense of belonging, or feeling of being welcome, among students from ESEA backgrounds.

Mr Camden said 바카라사이트re was ¡°clearly more work to be done¡± by 바카라사이트 UK sector to reduce discrimination against international students, particularly those from Asia.

¡°The frequency of discrimination faced by this group of students was significantly higher than 바카라사이트 UK average, and consistent across all years of study, meaning this cannot simply be dismissed as a pandemic-related aberration,¡± he added.

¡°This is not to create a hierarchy of discrimination when discussing inclusivity policy, but to highlight 바카라사이트 fact that 바카라사이트 experience of international students cannot be homogenised.¡±

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