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Minority Students
Who is a Minority Student?

A minority student is any student who is in th eminority based on race, religion, sexuality, place of origin or even choice of lifestyle.

In our world of today the word minority when mentioned generally realates to racial issues. It is however important to acknoldge that this definition is deceptive.

The opinion is held that the difinition of a minority student is dynamic. For example a british white student studying in the uk will not be a minority student. However, if this same student is to travel to africa on an exchange programme such a student will be a minority student in africa. It is this concept that has to be understood globally in order to bridge gaps and bring people together.

It is beleived that if each student could see themselves at a poing in time being classified as a minority student, they would always appreicate the needs of minority students they know.

Another example of a minority student is a for instance, a student from france travelling through UK. Although european, such a student will still be classified as a minority student on mother tongue and cultural differences.

The aim of this article is to make people aware of the needs of minority students, the challenges they face especially throughout their student lives.

Minority students in the UK who are classified on the basis of their colour and place of origin (non british)normally face some known challenges. Some of the issues include; language barriers, cultural differences, immigration issues, work permit issues and what have you. British born minority students may not have challenges with language or culture, but may do when it comes to employment and progressing at work. This is not entirely a general case, although some research indicates this to be the case.

FOr further information on minoritystudent issues read on www.minoritystudents.co.uk