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Exploring expectations, experiences and long-term plans of Chinese international students studying in the joint Sino-Russian degree. / Sablina, Svetlana; Soong, Hannah; Pechurina, Anna.

In: Higher Education, Vol. 76, No. 6, 12.2018, p. 973-988.

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Sablina, S, Soong, H & Pechurina, A 2018, 'Exploring expectations, experiences and long-term plans of Chinese international students studying in the joint Sino-Russian degree', Higher Education, vol. 76, no. 6, pp. 973-988. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10734-018-0256-z

APA

Sablina, S., Soong, H., & Pechurina, A. (2018). Exploring expectations, experiences and long-term plans of Chinese international students studying in the joint Sino-Russian degree. Higher Education, 76(6), 973-988. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10734-018-0256-z

Vancouver

Sablina S, Soong H, Pechurina A. Exploring expectations, experiences and long-term plans of Chinese international students studying in the joint Sino-Russian degree. Higher Education. 2018 Dec;76(6):973-988. doi: 10.1007/s10734-018-0256-z

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Sablina, Svetlana ; Soong, Hannah ; Pechurina, Anna. / Exploring expectations, experiences and long-term plans of Chinese international students studying in the joint Sino-Russian degree. In: Higher Education. 2018 ; Vol. 76, No. 6. pp. 973-988.

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