Post by radovic on Nov 2, 2007 13:35:19 GMT -5
Young leaving, but also returning to Serbia
2 November 2007 | 15:55 | Source: B92
BELGRADE -- While some young people plan to leave Serbia, there are also those returning from abroad.
The years of crisis and the paucity of good jobs have convinced many young people to try their luck outside Serbia's borders.
Even though the situation has improved over the last few years, most young people see better prospects and opportunities abroad.
However, some who have had the chance to leave, have started to return.
Dušan Miloševiæ lived in Toronto for 13 years, where he studied political science.
Even though he could have stayed there, he returned to Serbia last year and has been volunteering at the Diaspora Ministry for two months.
“People must understand that it is not as great abroad as everyone says. People outside Serbia also have problems and you have to live there to see how it is,” he said.
“I was better off making progress in Serbia than abroad,” Miloševiæ said.
Even though there are Serbian students at almost every prestigious university in the world, there are no officials statistics on the numbers or any adequate cooperation with them.
One of the few databases was created by a group of experts wanting to help Serbia’s progress. The list includes some 5,000 names.
Using this data, the Diaspora Ministry has launched a project for returning Serb graduates.
“We agreed to have everyone who is interested and wants to return to Serbia, and who has the knowledge, degree, and qualities, to get involved in this project financed by the Science Ministry,” said Jovan Filipoviæ, state secretary at the Diaspora Ministry.
“So far, 12 people have registered for the project,” he said.
In addition to the possibility of working on domestic projects, the Ministry states that successful people from the diaspora have been contacted and offered positions within national institutions.
2 November 2007 | 15:55 | Source: B92
BELGRADE -- While some young people plan to leave Serbia, there are also those returning from abroad.
The years of crisis and the paucity of good jobs have convinced many young people to try their luck outside Serbia's borders.
Even though the situation has improved over the last few years, most young people see better prospects and opportunities abroad.
However, some who have had the chance to leave, have started to return.
Dušan Miloševiæ lived in Toronto for 13 years, where he studied political science.
Even though he could have stayed there, he returned to Serbia last year and has been volunteering at the Diaspora Ministry for two months.
“People must understand that it is not as great abroad as everyone says. People outside Serbia also have problems and you have to live there to see how it is,” he said.
“I was better off making progress in Serbia than abroad,” Miloševiæ said.
Even though there are Serbian students at almost every prestigious university in the world, there are no officials statistics on the numbers or any adequate cooperation with them.
One of the few databases was created by a group of experts wanting to help Serbia’s progress. The list includes some 5,000 names.
Using this data, the Diaspora Ministry has launched a project for returning Serb graduates.
“We agreed to have everyone who is interested and wants to return to Serbia, and who has the knowledge, degree, and qualities, to get involved in this project financed by the Science Ministry,” said Jovan Filipoviæ, state secretary at the Diaspora Ministry.
“So far, 12 people have registered for the project,” he said.
In addition to the possibility of working on domestic projects, the Ministry states that successful people from the diaspora have been contacted and offered positions within national institutions.