Re:Why Romania excels in international Olympiads
by lozenge on Saturday August 30, 2025 @07:43AM
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Well, a lot of countries aren't worth leaving. Taking my home of the UK as an example, Wikipedia lists 19 countries with higher GDP per capita, but if I don't want to learn a new language, overcome bureaucratic obstacles and leave my family behind, there is nowhere to go and this criteria describes almost everybody who gets an education here, even the smart ones. Romania is #53 on the list and their EU membership means they can emigrate easily.
Re:Why Romania excels in international Olympiads
by corimaith on Saturday August 30, 2025 @08:46AM
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I'm pretty sure there is a mass exodus of British Nurses to Australia.. And for tech or finance, America is the dream...
Re:Why Romania excels in international Olympiads
by Kaethar on Saturday August 30, 2025 @10:44AM
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The finance sector is worth living in the UK for IMO.
Re:Why Romania excels in international Olympiads
by piombisallow on Saturday August 30, 2025 @01:35PM
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A lot of British bio/med researchers in the US too
After all the talk in the article how the Romanian system makes part of the population perform higher by throwing a lot of the resources at them, lowering the performance of the people that are already below average. Which is a problem for Romania because a lot of the highly educated people leave the country afterwards ...
I was not really prepared for the final sentence where the author recommends as a solution that more countries should do it like that.