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Brain Drain in Sri Lanka



What is Brain Drain

� Brain Drain can be simply defined as large scale emigration of individuals with technical skills or knowledge.



Is it actually an issue??

³Hospitals, both public and private, are unable to treat the patients

because of the shortage of qualified physicians. Engineering firms

are unable to build new structures because of the shortage of

engineers. Schools are unable to teach students, specificallysubjects like mathematics, science and English, because of the

shortage of qualified teachers. In this manner, the brain drain has

adversely affected the whole economic life hindering the economy¶s

ability to grow.´

� (lankabusinessonline 6th April 2009)



Why do Brains Drain«.

Two basic sets of factors cause brain drain

Push factors which push the individual out of the developing country· Under employment

· Economic under development

· Low wage/salary

· Over production and under utilization

· Lack of research and other facilities

· Lack of freedom

· Discrimination in appointment and promotion

· Lack of scientific tradition and culture

· Desire for higher qualification and recognition

· Better career expectation

· Lack of satisfactory working conditions



Why do Brains Drain««

Pull factors which pull the pushed individual� Better economic prospects

� · Higher salary and income

� · Better level of living and way of life

� · Better research

facilities� · Modern educational system and better opportunity for higher qualifications

� · Prestige of foreign training

� · Intellectual freedom

� · Better working condition and better employment opportunities

� · Relative political stability

� · Presence of a rich, scientific and cultural tradition

� · Attraction of urban centre

� · Availability of experience/supporting staff



Sri Lanka as a victim

� Free education is not an investment anymore.

� An approximate of 97000 million rupee expenditure drains out with

the brains

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Sri Lanka as a victim



Particular reasons for Sri Lankans to leave

� Lack of social securityEnd of 30 year ethnic conflict has given new hope

� Lack of faith in administrative system prevalent in the country

Degree of corruption(10-highly corrupt/0-clean)



Particular reasons for Sri Lankans to leave

� Expecting a brighter tomorrow for children

³The World Bank report notes that Sri Lanka has a higher education enrolment rate of

21%, which is actually better than expected for Sri Lanka¶s per capita income. But

there has been a trade-off between quality and quantity. W hile expanding the

quantity of graduates, the

quality of educationh

as dropped.

´(The Sunday Times July 26, 2009)

³Even in Sri Lanka, the free availability of education hasn¶t guaranteed good quality.

For instance, at the GCE Ordinary Level exam, about 20 percent fail in mother

tongue, that is, in Sinhala and Tamil, and about 60-65 percent in English, Math and

Science. There¶s a very significant number who wouldn¶t get any mark at all. About

10 percent fail in all subjects.´

(lankabusinessonline 03 May, 2010)



Some Possible Options and Solutions

� Make improvements in local work environment and academicenvironment so as to create a promising future for the work force to

meet the issue with low salary scale and unemployment

±Introducing lenient policies which affect foreign investors whosepresence will boost the industries

± Attracting foreign funds as investments

± Skilled and talented local workforce

± Lift up the companies in to world class level




� Grow with new technological aspects

± Make agreements with highly technological companies to bring

that technologies to Sri Lanka

� Make new branches in Sri Lanka

± Sponsor to research & developments in technology

± Introduce latest technologies by organizing seminars and

exhibitions

± Start organizations to import technology related equipments.± Give more attention and courage to new inventors




� Ensuring the possibility of a steady career growth

± Undergo relevant amendments to add value specific training in

addition to general education

± Appointing a panel consisting of qualified personal who directlyreport to the highest level of administration in an institution that

has the responsibility of efficient human resource management.

± Appointing an independent body who should approve the

promotions and appointments taking place in state institutions.

± Constant evaluation of the use of human resource in an institution

should take place

± Every institution should implement a transparent promotion

process




� Ensure the social security

± War is over. But, should be in alert such that not start it again.

± Laws against crimes should be toughened

± Make crime investigations more efficient




� Provide opportunities to obtain internationally recognized educationalqualifications without going abroad

± Open institutes which are affiliated to renowned universities in the

world




Make them save in Sri Lanka

� With the limited resources there may be problems in implementing

the solutions presented.� If a system is introduced to local expatriates to do their savings in Sri

Lanka that will be beneficial.

Work remittance turnover will boost



Role of Law in the issue

When presenting solutions we were mainly focused on making

a Sri Lankan to make the decision by himself not to leave the

country. Enforcing various laws and other regulations mighthave an impact on solving the problem. But as Winston

C hurchill said ³The empires of the future will be empires of the

mind´ we strongly believed that ³empires of mind´ should not

be bound by laws and regulations in a free world.



For a better tomorrow«.

� If these are implementednumber of educated individuals leaving the country will reduce

foreign currency inflow will increase

more investors will invest in Sri Lanka

Brain Drain will find a satisfactory solution by 2015



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