Worlds apart, learning together

This qualitative research examined the academic and social integration of international students at a Central European university by conducting in-depth, semi-structured interviews in the 2023-2024 academic year. Via purposive sampling, thirty participants were selected, and a typology based on their integration experiences was developed through thematic analysis. Herein, we identified four distinct and well-defined student types: (1) focused scholars, prioritizing academics with scant social in