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Triggering Skilled Migration: Factors Influencing the Mobility of Early Career Scientists to Germany | Zuwanderung, Flucht und Asyl: Aktuelle Themen | bpb.de

Triggering Skilled Migration: Factors Influencing the Mobility of Early Career Scientists to Germany

This policy brief examines the factors that influence the mobility of highly-skilled personnel to Germany, with a focus on early career and doctoral scientists in the natural sciences. It takes into account the legal frameworks in place at the national and EU level to attract the highly-skilled, as well as "mobility triggers" such as networks, undergraduate mobility and family contexts, which also have an effect on the decision to migrate. Finally, the brief offers some suggestions on how knowledge of these triggers could help Germany increase its inflow of highly-skilled people. (Published 2/2007)

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Introduction

The debate surrounding the need for highly-skilled personnel in Germany is often carried out in the media and in public discussion. The competition for well-qualified staff has long been discussed in…

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Why is everyone talking about mobility?

According to the European Commission, "human resources are, to a large extent, the key of research efforts, excellence and performances. The number of researchers and their mobility are two important…

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Who is coming to Germany? The data issue

Together with France and the UK, Germany employed 54% of all full time research and development workers in the EU25 in 2003. Germany is attractive to foreign researchers and was chosen as one of the…

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Conclusions

The preceding points have highlighted the subtle and complex nature of the factors that shape and influence the mobility of early career scientists. A better understanding of the issues faced by…

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References and further reading

Here you can find a list of references as well as further reading for the Policy Brief "Triggering Skilled Migration: Factors Influencing the Mobility of Early Career Scientists to Germany" by Jessica…