The European Committee of the Regions defines brain drain in its report “Addressing brain drain: The local and regional dimension” as:
“…the result of growing competition for talent and is found in regions where there are weak incentives for highly skilled workers (and students) to remain. More specifically, the brain drain phenomenon refers to a region’s permanent loss of skilled workers or students. Local and regional authorities in these regions have to cope directly with the socio-economic effects caused by the significant loss of talent.”
In the conference we will address the complexities of this phenomenon in four panel dialogues:
I.: Brain Drain and Education
II.: Brain Drain in Industry and Policy
III.: The EIT Regional Innovation Scheme and Brain Drain
IV: Across the Borders – Actions Tackling Brain Drain in other Sectors
Please join us on a high level conference with a range of interesting speakes