King Felipe Speaks Out Against Spain's Brain Drain

[cinrit]

Spain can't afford the luxury of training young researchers who then head overseas with no return in sight, Spain's King Felipe said on Tuesday as he called on the government to prevent the country suffering a "lost generation" of scientists.

Accompanied by Queen Letizia, King Felipe told an audience at the 75th anniversary event of Spain's Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) that the country could not afford a "lost generation" of scientists.

Such a loss would be "difficult to overcome and incompatible with the needs of a modern state", the monarch said.

His words contrasted with those of Spain's Education Minister, José Ignacio Wert, who argued last year during a visit to Germany that Spain's brain drain was "not always a bad thing", and in fact could be "one of the best things" to happen in a scientist's career.

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Cindy

[TLLK]

^^^I agree that the nation does have a real concern if its best and brightest minds must go abroad to find employment. There is the possibility that they could return but that is not always guaranteed.

[Limabeany]

That is a reality in many countries, especially towards the United States. It has been a pressing issue, for decades now.