European Brain Drain
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rom 2003 until now, 276,124 EU citizens have applied to go to another member state to work on a permanent basis with their profession. The countries experiencing the most brain drain have been Poland (33,207 professionals), Germany (29,670), Romania (26,496), Greece (22,260), and the UK (21,519). At the same time, the UK has been the country with the most brain gain as well: 76,956 professionals moved there after obtaining their qualification in another EU country, followed by Germany (38,343), Belgium (22,835), Cyprus (22,834) and Austria (19,625). In France 9,985 French professionals moved to another EU country after obtaining their qualifications. The most mobile brains within the EU since 2003: 1. Secondary school teacher 54,040 2. Doctor of medicine 47,998 3. Nurse 39,773 4. Physiotherapist 12,529 5. Dental practitioner 8,907 Source: www.alpbach.org
The colours on the map indicate whether a country lost or gained more professionals since 2003. Green means that more brains moved there than left (brain gain); red means more brains left this country than moving there (brain drain).
DID YOU KNOW
- France produces some of the world’s most famous liqueurs, including Grand Marnier, Cointreau, Triple Sec, Mandarine Napoleon, Cognac, Armagnac, Crème de Cassis, Pastis and Chartreuse.
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