Article: A new brain drain could be looming after new figures showed a sharp rise in the number of third-level students going to college abroad.

Brain drain concern as more Irish studying overseas

A new brain drain could be looming after new figures showed a sharp rise in the number of third-level students going to college abroad.

A startling jump in the numbers of Irish undergraduate and post-graduate students at college elsewhere in Europe is revealed in a new EU education report.

The extent of the economic downturn in Ireland makes it difficult for graduates to return to a job at home.

The proportion of Irish students abroad almost doubled to 13.8pc between 2002 and 2006 -- way above the EU average of 2.6pc.

The comparable figure for the UK is 0.7pc, according to the ...

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