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"IMPACT of the Brain Gain Program"; ANNEXES
General information on the Brain Gain Program plus
The system of higher education in South-Eastern European (SEE) countries is mainly influenced by the academic isolation of the past years, the under developed physical infrastructure at the universities, the complicated political structure and the poor economic situation.
As a consequence, many young people and academics have left their countries to study, teach, and conduct research abroad, which led to the widespread phenomenon of brain drain. Some of them finished their studies and specializations, and work throughout the world at universities or similar institutions, or are experts in different areas. These academics would like to visit their home countries in order to share their experiences and to disseminate new methods. Conversely there are gaps in the local research and teaching capacity at the universities in SEE, especially on the postgraduate level.
Within the Brain Gain Program plus (BGP+) faculties/universities from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosova/o, Montenegro and Serbia can invite professors, assistants or experts in relevant fields originating from former Yugoslavia to teach as guest lecturers, participate in research and development, and mentor student theses. There are two different possibilities:
- BGP+ Classic (the supported period of stay should be between 1 and 3 weeks with at least 15 teaching hours per week), and
- BGP+ with extended period of stay (the supported period of stay is the whole semester, and the lecturer is obliged to take over theses mentoring. A guest lecturer can a) take over the full teaching workload – at least 10 teaching hours per week - and mentoring, or b) half teaching workload – at least 5 teaching hours per week – and research and mentoring.)
Within this program, in addition to the guest stays of lecturers and researchers, the BGP+ database is being updated and maintained. The BGP+ database has been expanded with a separate segment containing data on emigrated researchers.
This type of international scientific exchange and cooperation is not only considered to be important for the development of the universities in SEE, it also has a "brain gain effect", although it is not targeted at the final return of the emigrated academics. Nevertheless, the Brain Gain Program is foreseen as a very effective mean to link these guest researchers/lecturer to already existing networks in SEE and make them a driving force of knowledge transfer and quality assurance.
Through the grant of the Austrian Development Cooperation WUS Austria is providing funding to enable universities to invite qualified academics originating from the region to give lectures, which are not offered at the SEE universities or to conduct or participate in a specific research project. For the enhanced cooperation between Austrian institutions and the universities in SEE, regardless of their citizenship Austrian guest lecturers/researchers who are employed in Austria are eligible for the BGP+.
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