Brain Drain In Malaysia
Malaysia s population as of 2009 is 27 5 million.
Brain drain in malaysia. Brain drain 8 1 7 2. At a symposium the agency tried to give the impression that malaysia now has a level playing field and malaysians regardless of ethnicity would be free to flex their talents in the service of. New economic model nem 8 1 8 organization of the. Malaysia s brain drain appears to be picking up speed.
To reduce malaysia s brain drain problem penang will offer full scholarships to bright malaysians. Penang to offer full scholarships to tackle country s brain drain the scholarship will be open to all malaysians regardless of race religion gender and geographical. Another factor is the fact that the government is not making enough effort to entice and encourage malaysian professionals overseas to come back and contribute to the country. What s causing malaysia s ethnic chinese brain drain.
Evidence from malaysia and singapore. These are all notable efforts by key players to address the issue of malaysia s brain drain. I recently participated in a university of malaya forum on the occasion of the launching of the book the political economy of brain drain and talent capture. Diaspora malaysia melebihi 1 juta dan satu pertiga daripada itu ialah orang berpendidikan tinggi.
Because of the severity of this issue in malaysia the world bank chose it as part of their economic monitor report to examine the brain drain issue. What s causing malaysia s ethnic chinese brain drain. Gone are the days when malaysia enjoyed 9 economic growth back in the 1990s. The creeping influence of islam in malaysia has alarmed many younger people.
Between march 2008 and august 2009 that figure more than doubled to 305 000 as talented people pulled up stakes.