In previous studies, scholars have noted that challenges experienced by international students have an impact on their academic success. However, limited research has been conducted on how international students overcome the challenges they face in non-Western countries, such as Malaysia. This paper aims to fills this gap by investigating essential resilience strategies adopted by international students in overcoming academic obstacles, thus contributing to the literature regarding international student development. To achieve this, it adopts a qualitative approach based on 33 semi-structured interviews with postgraduate international students that were analyzed thematically. The results reveal that international students develop resilience strategies through group assignments, in classroom settings, and by seeking university and personal support services. Understanding the resilience strategies adopted by postgraduate international students in Malaysia has imperative implications for all universities as it influences the manner in which they develop guidelines to promote international students’ resilience strategies and help them cope with academic adversity and difficulties.

在以前的研究中，学者们指出，国际学生所经历的挑战会影响他们的学业成就。但是，关于国际学生如何克服在非西方国家（例如马来西亚）所面临的挑战的研究很少。本文旨在通过调查国际学生在克服学术障碍方面采用的基本弹性策略来填补这一空白，从而为有关国际学生发展的文献做出贡献。为了实现这一目标，它采用了定性的方法，该方法基于对33名对研究生国际学生进行的半结构化访谈，并进行了专题分析。结果表明，国际学生可以通过在课堂上通过小组作业来制定韧性策略，并寻求大学和个人支持服务。了解马来西亚研究生国际学生采用的应变策略对所有大学都具有当务之急，因为它影响着他们制定指导方针以促进国际学生的应变策略并帮助他们应对学术逆境和困难的方式。