With the emerging of various electronic media and the rapid development of modern transportation, the world is shrinking into a global village. People have more and more chances to go outside and keep in touch with the outer world. However, in despite the huge convenience it brings to us, some problems emerge out unavoidably. A lot of skilled human resources are immigrating to abroad especially from developing countries to developed countries. This essay will elaborate brain drain in China as well as some solutions to alleviate the current situation.
In recent years, the number of Chinese students overseas continues to be higher and higher. In 2012 the number of internal students is expected to reach 410 thousand. However, among these oversea students, only a few can return back due to the higher salary, better working conditions and training opportunities overseas. Brain drain now has become increasingly serious in China. Therefore, there is a need to reflect on the reasons behind the exodus and come up with some solutions.
Firstly, Chinese government should offer bigger incentives for those who return from overseas. Due to the big attraction that foreign enterprise offers many students overseas do not want to come back. Chinese government can launch more projects and programs in which overseas students are able to enjoy favorable treatment in terms of salary, subsidy and especially housing. Apart from the attractive tratment in physical level, enterprise shouls also enhance the incentives in spiritual level. Many people find themselves hard to find a job or opportunity to achieve self-realization. As a result, they have no motivation to develop domestically and choose to go abroad to seek other ways. Enterprise, inn this case, can properly introduce foreign countries advanced management concept in order to better utilize the ability of talends and dig out their potential. When the talents’ ability and skills are exploited and recognised, they will automatically choose to stay back and play the initiative and wisdom.
In addition to the attractive treatment, Chinese government can also shift brain drain into brain circulation or wisdom gain. Pursuing higher education is one of the factors that lead to permanent emigration. Nearly half of the students who graduate from foreign countries like France, UK and USA remained there after their graduation. ( Martin RD, Terouanne D, Neher E.,1998). Therefore, if developing countries like China can offer first-class education and opportunity for further career development, the rate of brain drain can be much slower down and it can even attract foreign talents into the Chinese market. One example is the Human Genome Project. China was the only developing country that participated in it. This opportunity attract not only gifted scientists from China but also abroad(Dodani.S&Laporte.R.E., 2005). So what Chinese government should do is to invest more money on the availability of more high level education as well as opportunities to conduct innovative research and programs.
China is still a developing country, it needs far more talents to develop and rise. Chinese government should take corresponding measures to solve the brain drain issue. In terms of the bigger material incentive that government provides to the returnees, it may work in the short time. However, it cannot solve the problem fundamentally. Furthermore, it is a big financial burden for the government. However, to reform positively in terms of the way that enterprises manage employees would work much better but also takes longer time. In addition, converting brain drain into brain circulation globally will bring much more benefits. Nevertheless, it still takes time and especially money. In a nutshell, to solve the problems cannot be achieved in one day. It is an unavoidable process on the way to future development.
Reference:
Martin RD, Terouanne D, Neher E. Higher Education In France and The International Migration of Scientists. Washington, DC: Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, 1998.
Dodani.S&Laporte.R.E., Brain drain from developing countries:how can brain drain be converted into wisdom gain, Journal of the royal society of medicine, 487–491.Retrived November,2005, fromhttp://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov