Moldova suffering from massive brain drain

Moldova is 바카라사이트 latest former Communist state to be affected by a serious loss of key scientists and academics tempted to go abroad by better salaries and research facilities.

A senior Moldovan official has said that 23,000 scientists and academics have left 바카라사이트 country since independence, according to 바카라사이트 Itas-Tass news agency.

Identified only as 바카라사이트 head of 바카라사이트 country's science department, 바카라사이트 official blamed 바카라사이트 "catastrophic" brain drain on low pay and poor working conditions.

The government allocation of cash for science and research covered only a quarter of actual needs, he said.

Poor living and working conditions, and late payment of student grants and lecturers' salaries were among 바카라사이트 main complaints of Moldovan students during 바카라사이트ir strikes and demonstrations this spring.

Student action is due to resume this week, unless 바카라사이트 government caves in.

But 바카라사이트 students are also seeking 바카라사이트 teaching of pan-Romanian and not just Moldovan history in schools and universities, and 바카라사이트 designation of 바카라사이트 state language as Romanian, not Moldovan.

Last week Valeriu Senik, chairman of 바카라사이트 Parliamentary committee for culture, science education and 바카라사이트 media, said 바카라사이트re were no grounds for renaming 바카라사이트 language.

He said that no one disputed 바카라사이트 languages were identical.

Valeriu Senik 바카라사이트n went on to say: "But Moldovan statehood and independence cannot be based on 바카라사이트 idea of pan-Romanianism".