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The purpose of this study was to explore the perception of professors about what is needed for psychosocial and social support of Chinese students in Korea. In order to complete the purpose, the FGI was conducted on four native chinese professors who have been in charge of counseling, career support, and academic support for Chinese students. working at a local priviate university. A week before the main interview, a pre-written questionnaire was sent to the participants by e-mail to give them time to prepare their opinions. Specifically, detailed questions related to the characteristics of university life adaptation of Chinese students, career and psychological counseling of international students, and improvement plans of student support organizations were prepared as semi-structured interview sheets. The main interview was conducted for two hours from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. on January 13, 2021. As a result, with the collected data, 5 categories and 27 subcategories were derived according to the practical eclectic analysis method.. As for the difficulties of Chinese students, there were categories of ‘difficulties in adapting to culture’, ‘difficulties in adapting to university life’, and ‘psychological and emotional difficulties’, as for support, there were categories of ‘difficulties in adapting to university life’ and ‘psychological and emotional well-being’. The results of this study will be the basis for establishing policies to improve the image and satisfaction of international students and to strengthen the international competitiveness of universities in preparation for the age of 200,000 international students. Based on the above results, the direction of improvement of psychosocial support for Chinese students was discussed and suggestions for follow-up research were made.