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European business leads on scientific research

By Sami Mahroum

Published: November 20 2007 19:24 | Last updated: November 20 2007 19:24

In 1998, investigating the brain drain from Europe to the US for the European Commission, I found that the US was indeed attracting European scientists and engineers, but many more were coming from Asia and elsewhere.

More worryingly, the US appeared to be attracting the world’s next gener­ation of scientists and engineers, as reflected in the international students enrolled in its universities.

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