A new UNESCO/HP project tackles brain drain in Africa

The African project was developed by UNESCO’s Education Sector in response to requests by Member States. Over the past decades, African countries have suffered greatly from the emigration of skilled professionals, scientists, academics and researchers who are estimated to be leaving the continent at the rate of 20,000 a year. After its first two-year implementation phase, the project may well be extended to cover other countries.

Contact:s.uvalic-trumbic@unesco.org

Related links

• Press release
  
• More on UNESCO/HP partnerships, brain drain and grid computing
  
• A 4-page dossier on Brain Drain can be found in Education Today no 18
  
• Brain Drain in French-Speaking Africa (in French)
  
• UNESCO’s work in higher education