Glossary


Brain drain - the loss of educated and skilled young people from a country
Destination - the place or country a migrant is going to
Emigrate - to leave a place
Expats - short for expatriates - people living outside their country of origin
Long-term migration - living in a new country for more then 12 months
migrant - a person who moves
migration - a movement of people
mobile - able to move easy
OE - short for overseas experience
Permanent migration - staying in a new counrty and not returning to the original country
Professional - workers with special training, e.g. a lawyer, teacher or doctor
Pull factors - factors that attract a person to a new place
Push factors - factors that encourage a person to leave a place