Re:China now the most prolific contributor to physical scien...
by rdtsc on Thursday September 13, 2018 @01:57AM
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> (this is a net win for humanity though)
Yeah. Maybe we want to take a more global approach and cheer when other countries are doing well and are attracting scientists?
There was an article a while back how a Chinese professor or maybe recent grad, couldn't find a position in US and the Chinese government made them a generous offer, an apartment, a guaranteed research fund, etc. Everyone was bashing and shaming US but it seemed kind of nice that China is able to do those things.
> So in effect, the grad students would get advanced degrees in the hard sciences and take that knowledge back home with
I remember that too, but that's kind of the goal of the F-1 / J-1 educational visas. None of them are designed for permanent residency or imply a path towards citizenship. The idea is that these students will get a graduate education then return home and and apply that knowledge in various countries around the world.
Yeah. Maybe we want to take a more global approach and cheer when other countries are doing well and are attracting scientists?
There was an article a while back how a Chinese professor or maybe recent grad, couldn't find a position in US and the Chinese government made them a generous offer, an apartment, a guaranteed research fund, etc. Everyone was bashing and shaming US but it seemed kind of nice that China is able to do those things.
> So in effect, the grad students would get advanced degrees in the hard sciences and take that knowledge back home with
I remember that too, but that's kind of the goal of the F-1 / J-1 educational visas. None of them are designed for permanent residency or imply a path towards citizenship. The idea is that these students will get a graduate education then return home and and apply that knowledge in various countries around the world.