H o l l a n d R i n g F o r u m s

[Julie]

Hallo,

Het Fulbright Center in Amsterdam is bezig met een onderzoek naar de 'brain drain' van Nederlandse academici die naar de VS verhuizen om daar te werken of verder te studeren. Ik kan ieders hulp gebruiken. Ik probeer zoveel mogelijk Nederlanders in de VS te bereiken, zodat ik een soort profiel kan opstellen van de 'gemiddelde brain drainer'. we proberen ook vooral erachter te komen waarom Amerika zo populair is onder Nederlandse academici. Dus, heb jij in Nederland gestudeerd en werk/studeer je tegenwoordig in Amerika, dan zou ik je hulp enorm waarderen!
Ik heb een standaard vragenlijst die ik iedereen vraag in te vullen. Hij is in het Engels, maar mag ook in het Nederlands worden beantwoord. Sommige vragen zullen wellicht niet op iedereen van toepassing zijn. Ik zal de vragenlijst onderaan dit bericht toevoegen. Als je je geroepen voelt, zou je dan de vragen willen beantwoorden en dit sturen aan: j.daems@fulbright.nl

Ik kan echt alle hulp gebruiken!
Met vriendelijke groet,

Julie Daems
Fulbright Center
Amsterdam
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Questionnaire Brain Drain Research

o Name:
o Contact information:
o Date of Birth (or year, in order to determine age-categories) :

About your education in The Netherlands:
o What have you done on an academic level (please name the study) and what degrees have you received there? At what institution(s) or university(-ies)?

If you have finished your education:
o Have you worked in The Netherlands and if so, what is it that you did and at which organizations/companies?

o In what year did you go to the U.S., and with which resources (scholarships, grants etc.)?

If you are employed (or still pursuing a study) in the academic world:
o What is your current discipline/field of study or research?

o At what university/institution/organization do you work and what is it that you do (teaching, research etc.)? Since when have you been working there?

o Did you do anything else previously, if so, would you care to elaborate?

If you are employed anywhere other than at a university?
o Can you explain what it is that you do and at which institution/company? Can you please mention something about how you ended up there, what you did previously?

If you are not living in the U.S. anymore:
o When did you leave, and for what reasons?

About your stay in the U.S.:
o Are you planning on staying in the U.S. permanently, or are you thinking of moving back to The Netherlands in the future? Do you have a particular motivation for this?

o What is your status (non-immigrant or immigrant visa, green card, dual citizenship etc.)? Have you been naturalized, or are you planning on doing this in the future?

o What were/are your motivations for pursuing a study or career in the United States, rather than in The Netherlands (e.g. family reasons, job opportunity, academic climate)?

o Would you care to voice your opinion on differences between the Netherlands and the U.S. that have made an impression on you (during your study/career etc)?

o Do you believe the Netherlands has to fear a brain drain as such?

o Do you have any comments that I should take into consideration?


Thank you for taking the time to help me. When I have finished my research (this may take another 3-4 months), I will let you know (via e-mail) what the results were, and whether anything was published. None of your personal information will be given to third parties or in any other way used without me first asking for your consent.