The Transnational Ties that Bind: Relationship Considerations for Graduating International Science and Engineering Research Students

Population, Space and Place

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 196-208

  Geddie, Kate ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^b Universities and Colleges of Canada   (Canada)

Author keywords

Graduation; Highly skilled migrants; International students; Migration decision making; Science careers; Transnational relationships

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; EMPLOYMENT; ENGINEERING; LABOR RELATIONS; MATHEMATICS; MIGRATION; SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; STUDENT;

EID: 84872190961     PISSN: 15448444     EISSN: 15448452     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/psp.1751     Document Type: Article

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