La décision britannique de quitter l’Union européenne commence à engendrer une fuite des talents universitaires européens, avec une hausse de 19 % des départs. Plus...
29 janvier 2018
28 janvier 2018
Puerto Rico sees some of its most promising students leave
According to the Center for Puerto Rican Studies at Hunter College, more than 32,000 college age Puerto Ricans could move to the mainland this year. Already, hundreds of students from the University of Puerto Rico have transferred to colleges and universities in states like Florida and New York. More...
28 novembre 2017
Universities must strengthen links with local communities and businesses to stem graduate brain drain
Following the proposals outlined in the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy’s (BEIS) Green Paper on Industrial Strategy, the Government has been looking at ways to help deepen cooperation between universities and leverage research council laboratories to drive local growth. More...
22 octobre 2017
Universities must do more to stop the graduate brain drain
Most students move away after graduating but universities can persuade them to stay by building links with employers and improving local housing. More...
19 septembre 2017
Focus on: Is one country's brain gain another one's drain?
As one of the four fundamental freedoms guaranteed by EU law, freedom of movement for workers, pursuant to article 45 guarantees every EU citizen the right to move freely, to study and work in another member state. From a European perspective, the fact that people are able to pursue education and employment opportunities across borders unhindered – generating greater individual and collective wealth as a consequence – is usually considered beneficial. More...2 mai 2017
MPs warn against Brexit brain drain of EU academics
By Brendan O’Malley. Brexit could damage the international competitiveness and long-term success of United Kingdom universities unless the government addresses specific concerns within the higher education sector, a new report by the parliamentary Education Select Committee has warned. More...29 avril 2017
How to stop New Jersey's brain drain
Submitted by Tim Goral. For decades, New Jersey has been one of the highest exporters of college students. Students go to college in other states for lots of reasons. One reason is that New Jersey is a small state and many choices are located within close proximity to its borders -- in Pennsylvania, New York, Connecticut and Delaware. More...
13 avril 2017
Is the brain drain always negative?
By Jamil Salmi and Katya Salmi. According to the United Nations, there were 244 million international migrants in 2015, representing a growth of 41% since 2000. Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development or OECD countries host nearly 50% of the world’s migrants, with a higher rate of highly skilled migration (tertiary-educated) than net migration. More...
13 avril 2017
Plea to universities to alleviate Syria’s brain drain
By Nic Mitchell. The Institute of International Education, or IIE, wants every one of the 15,000 universities around the world to offer a tuition-free place to one Syrian student and rescue one Syrian academic displaced by the civil war. More...12 avril 2017
China steps up its brain gain drive to attract and retain overseas talent
By Brendan O’Malley – Managing Editor. In Features, Yojana Sharma outlines new measures taken by China to lure overseas talent – including international students and Chinese who left for a foreign education – in its bid to become an innovation economy. And Tunde Fatunde reports on calls for government action in Nigeria after university students emerge as prime targets in a fraudulent Ponzi scheme.In Commentary, Anand Kulkarni says the Global Talent Competitiveness Index shows the importance of a broader set of capabilities in attracting and retaining the best talent than are covered in university rankings, such as lifestyle and tolerance for immigrants. Futao Huang outlines the changes that have occurred in doctoral education in China in the past decades – including a considerable shift from Soviet to US influence – and some of the challenges ahead. Robert Coelen describes how proposed changes to Dutch legislation will enhance higher education internationalisation, encouraging recruitment of young international scholars to the Netherlands and of more students at offshore campuses. Ruwayshid Ali wonders if dramatic cuts to student admissions and scholarships in Saudi Arabia amid falling oil prices are the right strategy. And Rahul Choudaha says universities will need to be innovative to overcome the challenges to international student mobility posed by the collision of political changes in leading destination countries with economic changes in major source countries.
In World Blog, Nita Temmerman cautions university teachers to be aware of the effect their feedback to students has on the motivation and morale of the student.
In our Q&A section, Ramadhan Rajab interviews Professor Mohamed Ahmed Jimale about the state of higher education in Somalia, which is beginning to recover after a 23-year civil war.
Last but not least, you are invited to register for the upcoming free webinar on “International Student Mobility Trends: Shifting recruitment priorities and strategies”, to be held on 12 April, hosted by University World News in partnership with DrEducation and StudyPortals. More...
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