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The education of foreign scientists and engineers (S&Es) has emerged as a significant policy issue as host countries debate how many should be educated and at what cost, and sender countries such as China struggle with problems of brain drain and political insubordination. In general, the mobility of foreign S&Es has worked well, reinforcing the international openness of science, creating an expert work force, contributing to diversity and knowledge, among other benefits. However, information has come to be equated with property and S&Es themselves as a form of intellectual capital. Research universities now more tightly coupled to industry or in some instances, the military, are being asked to justify their policies concerning the education of foreign S&Es. This paper examines the practices and policies of five industrialized countries in an increasingly complex policy area. |
