(01 September 2014) – The European Forum Alpbach (EFA), an interdisciplinary platform for science, politics, business and culture, has published an infographic on the “brain drain” in Europe.
From 2003 until now, 276 124 EU citizens have applied to go to another member state to work on a permanent basis with their profession.
The countries experiencing the most brain drain have been Poland (33 207 professionals), Germany (29 670), Romania (26 496), Greece (22 260) and the UK (21 519).
At the same time, the UK has been the country with the most brain gain as well: 76 956 professionals moved here after obtaining their qualification in another EU country, followed by Germany (38 343), Belgium (22 835), Cyprus (22 834) and Austria (19 625).
The most mobile brains within the EU since 2003: 1. Secondary school teacher (54 040); 2. Doctor of medicine (47 998); 3. Nurse (39 773); 4. Physiotherapist (12 529); 5. Dental practitioner (8 907).