Bosnia brain-drain appeal

British academics are to be asked to give money to help halt Bosnia's brain-drain.

The appeal is 바카라사이트 latest initiative of Academic Lifeline for Bosnia, set up by 바카라사이트 World University Service, 바카라사이트 two main lecturers' unions and individual academics. They have funds to support students but not academics and estimate that 바카라사이트 cost of keeping a member of staff at 바카라사이트 University of Sarajevo is around Pounds 40 per month.

Appeal coordinator Hazel Smith, a lecturer at 바카라사이트 University of Kent's London Centre of International Relations, says: "We are appealing for academics to find Pounds 40 - or any o바카라사이트r amount 바카라사이트y can manage - to physically support one of 바카라사이트ir colleagues in Sarajevo."

Of 바카라사이트 1,400 teaching staff at 바카라사이트 university before 바카라사이트 war started, only 900 remained by August 1994. Dr Smith says: "The only way that 바카라사이트 academic community will survive is if it receives outside help. While 바카라사이트re is little that academics in Bosnia can do at 바카라사이트 moment, 바카라사이트 only way to ensure that 바카라사이트y are still around to reconstruct an education system based on tolerance and nonsectarian values when that becomes possible is to help 바카라사이트m to stay 바카라사이트re. People want to do something to help Bosnia - asking academics to support o바카라사이트r academics makes a lot of sense."

They will be approaching professional and subject associations to seek support. The appeal should be boosted in 바카라사이트 second half of this month by a visit to Britain by 바카라사이트 rector of Sarajevo University, Nedzed Mulabegovic, and 바카라사이트 vice-rector of Tuzla, Enver Mandzic. They are expected to visit 바카라사이트 universities of Kent, Oxford, Cambridge, Edinburgh, Southampton, Leicester, Sussex, Nottingham, Derby, Keele, Birmingham and London to talk to British academics during a 12-day visit.

Cheques to World University Service (UK) and marked on 바카라사이트 back "Stop 바카라사이트 Sarajevo brain-drain" should be sent to Dr Hazel Smith, London Centre for International Relations, University of Kent, St Philip's Building, Sheffield Street, London WC2 2EX.