Abstract

Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) admit international students for a variety of purposes, including but not limited to expanding their image and relationships globally, boosting enrollment, and the country’s revenue. However, these international students experience a myriad of challenges in their journey to becoming. As an African international student studying in Canada, I decided to carry out a methodology literature review with the intention to examine the cultural experiences of international students in Canada and the United States. I examined over forty (40) articles on the experiences of international students in Canada and the United States with methodological emphasis on ten (10) qualitative studies bearing in mind their research problems, research questions, and methodological approaches.

Keywords: African students, Canadian universities, Cultural experiences, Higher education, International students