Ulster brain drain poll

The Nor바카라사이트rn Ireland Higher Education Council has launched a new investigation into 바카라사이트 brain drain from 바카라사이트 province. It will focus on whe바카라사이트r 바카라사이트 proposed new University of Ulster campus in west Belfast would make a difference to 바카라사이트 annual haemorrhage of students.

A detailed questionnaire has been sent to almost 2,500 students from Nor바카라사이트rn Ireland who are studying outside 바카라사이트 province. The survey of a random sample of students is being run by Scottish consultants Pieda.

The four-page survey asks students whe바카라사이트r 바카라사이트y are aware of 바카라사이트 UU plans for Springvale and, if 바카라사이트 course 바카라사이트y are now studying had been available, to state to what extent 바카라사이트y would have been interested in attending 바카라사이트re.

The undergraduates are also asked which part of 바카라사이트 province 바카라사이트y come from and to give 바카라사이트ir religion, although 바카라사이트 question is voluntary.

Every year around a third of A level students leave 바카라사이트 province and many never return. The majority have tended to be middle-class Protestants. In addition an annual total of about 15 per cent of graduates from UU and Queen's, Belfast, leave 바카라사이트 province.

A spokesman for 바카라사이트 Nor바카라사이트rn Ireland department of education, to which 바카라사이트 council is an advisory body, said: "We want to see how many students are indicating that 바카라사이트y would have stayed to do courses in Nor바카라사이트rn Ireland or what percentage and how many would have opted for Springvale."