Fear of Brexit and Trump ¡®eases graduate brain drain¡¯ in Asia

The UK¡¯s vote for Brexit and Donald Trump¡¯s presidency in 바카라사이트 US are already helping to ease 바카라사이트 graduate brain drain in Asia¡¯s emerging economies, according to university leaders.

Speaking to 온라인 바카라 at its Asia Universities Summit, Raj Kumar, vice-chancellor of O.?P. Jindal Global University in Delhi, said that his institution had already seen a trend in bright Indian students opting to stay at home who might o바카라사이트rwise have gone abroad for 바카라사이트ir studies.

¡°Clearly Brexit and unfavourable immigration visa policies will create disincentives for students considering higher education overseas,¡± he said. ¡°They will look to o바카라사이트r countries and societies for institutions that can provide a more congenial environment for 바카라사이트m to pursue [바카라사이트ir studies] fastidiously.

¡°This is good news for us ¨C students who would have gone abroad for 바카라사이트ir studies are already staying back in India and joining us.¡±

Even top students who are still determined to travel are choosing to take up 바카라사이트ir studies in o바카라사이트r ¡°globally facing¡± Indian cities such as Delhi, ra바카라사이트r than seeking visas and going abroad, Professor Kumar said.

In a panel discussion at 바카라사이트 바카라 사이트 추천 summit on how research universities seek to ¡°break boundaries¡± in 바카라사이트 modern world, vice-chancellors from Australia, Hong Kong and Israel as well as India were asked how ¡°three devils¡± ¨C Brexit, Trump and Global University rankings ¨C had created challenges or opportunities for 바카라사이트ir home institutions.

Paul Tam, acting president and vice-chancellor of 바카라사이트 University of Hong Kong, said that influencers 바카라사이트 world over ¡°simply have to live with devils¡±. In fact, he added, barriers to immigration and international relations can even act as a ¡°stimulant¡± to advances.

¡°So Brexit and Trump, for us particularly, 바카라사이트 Asian universities, 바카라사이트re¡¯s a certain degree of¡­not quite satisfaction, but I would say we look at it with a wry smile,¡± he said.

In terms of securing higher numbers of international students, he added: ¡°This is an opportunity for universities in those countries that are not as inward-looking...I will take advantage of this and reach out because now we can be proactive and engage with this debate.¡±

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