2024-10-08 | Designing for Acculturative Stress of International Postgraduate Students, TU Delft

Are you an international student in the Netherlands, navigating life in a completely new culture for the first time? If you’ve ever felt overwhelmed, frustrated, or even discouraged by challenges like language difficulties, adjusting to a new educational system, differences in social norms and customs, identity conflicts, or instances of discrimination, you are not alone. Many international postgraduate students—both master’s and PhD students—face what is known as acculturative stress.