Intellectual capital flight: To stop brain drain, give them incentives, say experts

By Waqas Naeem. Experts say Pakistani and British universities can collaborate and build partnerships for research in diverse disciplines. Pakistani students and researchers studying abroad are tremendous resources for the country. But experts at an international conference here on Thursday agreed that they can be more helpful if they returned after graduating and contributed to research and development here.
That will not be possible unless the government and universities come up with policies, incentives and quality academic environments to prevent flight of intellectual capital from Pakistan, researchers and educationists said. More...