A healthy circulation of talent mobility boosts quality

By Huey-Jen Jenny Su. When we talk about talent flow, the term brain drain often comes to mind. The term originated in the 1950s and came about as a result of the large influx of immigrants to the United States. As technology brings the world closer and collapses geographical distance between countries, the term ‘brain drain’ or the more neutral ‘highly-skilled migration flow’ is becoming an ever more critical issue in education, politics, economics and national development. More...