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Results showed that students\u2019 hopes and fears were mainly connected with domains of education and the global\/collective dimension, followed by personal and family members\u2019 health. Two new categories emerged, self-fulfillment and solidarity, reflecting the importance of the contextual dimension that these students were navigating. 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