Studying away from home: Challenges encountered, and nature of support needed by female international students at University Technology MARA (UiTM)
Zahra Sadry, Humapar Azhar Rahimi, Nur Afiqah Binti Amin, Nikfarhana Binti Zuhir, Yusaliah Binti Mohd Yusof

Abstract
The purpose of this study was to seek the challenges that female international students who are studying at University Technology MARA (UiTM) encountered and the nature of support they need to deal with these challenges. Therefore, through this case study, four female international students who are studying different field of study at UiTM were interviewed to gain and collect the accurate data. The major findings of this study suggest that UiTM female international students have social environmental challenge, facility challenge, emotional challenge, financial challenge and academic related challenges and they need some sort of support to overcome the abovementioned challenges.

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