Brain Drain - Brain Gain: Slovak Students at Czech Universities
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| Year of publication | 2015 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Journal on Efficiency and Responsibility in Education and Science |
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| Web | Journal of Efficiency and Responsibility in Education and Science |
| Doi | http://dx.doi.org/10.7160/eriesj.2015.080301 |
| Field | Economy |
| Keywords | Brain gain DOKTORANDI 2015 Eurostudent V human capital mobility Slovak studens |
| Description | The Slovak Republic is experiencing a growing brain drain of elite secondary school students. Slovak human capital flows chiefly to Czech Higher Education Institutes (HEIs). The aim of this paper is to analyse who these Slovak students are to create a complete profile of Slovak students at Czech HEIs. We used a unique dataset based on the surveys EUROSTUDENT V and DOKTORANDI 2014 to explore differences between Czech and Slovak students, their financial situation and the functionality of the intergenerational transmission mechanism. We have found that Slovak students at Czech HEIs come from highly educated families and from the middle and higher class families significantly more often than Czech students at Czech HEIs or Slovak students at Slovak HEIs. Approximately 80% of them came from grammar schools. Slovak students also often have better language skills. We have discovered that Slovak students at Czech HEIs enjoy certain social benefits, slightly more often they have higher monthly income compared to Czech students, and they work slightly less often during their studies. Finally, according to our findings, Slovak doctoral students are often reluctant to return back to the Slovak Republic or to stay in the Czech Republic. |
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