October 24, 2003

European slow in stemming 'brain drain' to America
Posted by tzannos@bostonworks.com">Svetlana Husseini at 3:01 PM -

Europeans are graduating with degrees in science and engineering in larger numbers than American's. Yet, the States leads the world in these areas. This is because Europeans are coming to the US, where the jobs are.

The scope of the brain drain is global, of course, with the United States drawing in top scientific talent from India, China, the former Soviet Union and elsewhere. The National Science Foundation estimates foreign students earn 40 percent of U.S. advanced degrees in chemistry and biology, 50 percent in math and computer science, and 58 percent in engineering.

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