A Study on Cultural Adaptation of Bangladeshi Male Students at UIA, Malaysia

This paper describes the extent to which Bangladeshi students at the University Islam Antarabangsa (UIA), Malaysia, experiencing a cultural gap while enrolling in the University. The main objective of the study is to examine the perceptions of Bangladeshi students on the cultural differences and its impact on their overall experiences while studying in UIA. The qualitative approach of phenomenology was employed in this study and the data were collected using in-depth and interactive interviews. The study has found that Bangladeshi students studying in UIA are experiencing a cultural gap, manifested in their homesickness, food problems, financial intricacy and language complexity. The uniqueness and significance of this study lies in the fact that it is an important and fundamental study about the cultural adaptation by Asian Muslim students in an Asian Muslim country.