Immigration Iteration 2

Retaining Indian talent

How can RuG contribute ?

• PhD extension periodPhD extension period

Indians PhD students in RuG

• Minimum 3 months with scholarship

• Maximum 12 months (Based on Needs Assessment)

• Funding opportunities during the PhD period

Indians PhD students in RuG

• Grants

• Grant-writing

• Central Career Advisory UnitCentral Career Advisory Unit

Indians PhD students in RuG

• Post-PhD Career Opportunities

• On-campus placements

• Entrepreneurship

Economics, Medicine

Indians PhD students in RuG

• Academic development (Post-doctoral fellowships, Faculty Positions)Academic development (Post-doctoral fellowships, Faculty Positions)

• MentorshipMentorship

• Teaching opportunitiesTeaching opportunities

• Appraisals of International standards(Students/ Appraisals of International standards(Students/ Supervisors)Supervisors)

Indians PhD students in RuG

• Indian Representative for RuGIndian Representative for RuG

• Student – RuG interface/ innovationStudent – RuG interface/ innovation• Student records (Awards, Prizes) Student records (Awards, Prizes) • Student grievances (Addressing New Issues)Student grievances (Addressing New Issues)• Cultural exchangesCultural exchanges

How is the Indian talent How is the Indian talent retained in the developed retained in the developed

countries ?countries ?

Indians from Australia

Source : Australian Embassy, India

Indians from Developed countries

No. of Indian landed-migrants granted PERMANENT RESIDENCE

0

10000

20000

30000

40000

50000

60000

70000

80000

90000

1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006

No

.

US Australia UK Canada Germany Netherlands

2

2

2

22

22 2

2

2

2 2 2

11 1

3

Source : Migration Policy Institute

Retention & Zoekjaar

Zoekjaar

• ELIGIBILITY

•Exceptionally talented

•Highly skilled Migrants

•Entreprenuerial abilities

Equal ranking ?Criteria ?

Information ?

• ASSESSMENT

Zoekjaar contd.

Points system

PhD 30 points

Age (21-40) 5 points

Previous Experience (in NL)/Dutch/English proficiency/ 5 pointsDiploma in a country that is party to the Bologna Declaration

Zoekjaar contd.

ADDED FEATURES

• No financial assessment

• No social support from the Dutch government

• Family members can accompany (rules for family unification will apply)

• Employer must be included under the Highly Skilled Migrant Scheme under IND

• Income requirement is lowered from € 43,000., to € 25,000.,

• Once a job is found, the zoekjaar status is converted to highly skilled migrant status

• Time period of validity – 1 year

• Zoekjaar can be availed until three years after the date of their graduation

ADDED FEATURES (2)

Zoekjaar contd.

M a s s iv e s h if t s is p e o p le a n d jo b s a r e d r iv e n b y d e m o g r a p h ic s

Potential surplus population in working age group (2020)P

47Mn

19Mn

3Mn

5Mn3Mn

India

PakistanIran

Brazil

Mexico

Philippines

5Mn

4MnVietnam

2Mn

Turkey

-10Mn

China

-6Mn

Russia

5Mn

Indonesia

1MnMalaysia

0MnIreland

Israel0Mn

Iraq

2Mn

-1Mn

CzechRepublic

4Mn

Egypt

-17MnUS *

-2 MnUK

-2 MnItaly

-3 Mn

France

-9 Mn Japan* -5.6 m in 2010

Source : Dr Bob Hoekstra, Ex-CEO of Philips Innovation India

Source : Transfer magazine, NUFFIC, The NL

Nuffic recognizes the need for retention of Indian students with Dutch degrees

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