Brain Drain - Brain Gain: Slovak Students at Czech Universities

Authors

FISCHER Jakub LIPOVSKÁ Hana

Year of publication 2015
Type Article in Periodical
Magazine / Source Journal on Efficiency and Responsibility in Education and Science
MU Faculty or unit

Faculty of Economics and Administration

Citation
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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