This was a drive from my end to integrate Indian students from Groningen to the Netherlands, mediated primarily through NUFFIC, RuG, Minbuza, Indian Embassy.
4. Central Career Advisory Unit Indians PhD students in RuG Post-PhD Career Opportunities On-campus placements Entrepreneurship Economics, Medicine
5. Indians PhD students in RuG Academic development (Post-doctoral fellowships, Faculty Positions) Mentorship Teaching opportunities Appraisals of International standards(Students/ Supervisors)
6. Indians PhD students in RuG Indian Representative for RuG Student RuG interface/ innovation Student records (Awards, Prizes) Student grievances (Addressing New Issues) Cultural exchanges
7. How is the Indian talent retained in the developed countries ?
12. ASSESSMENT Zoekjaar contd. Points system PhD 30 points Age (21-40) 5 points Previous Experience (in NL)/ Dutch/English proficiency/ 5 points Diploma in a country that is party to the Bologna Declaration
13. Zoekjaar contd. ADDED FEATURES No financial assessment No social support from the Dutch government Family members can accompany (rules for family unification will apply) Employer must be included under the Highly Skilled Migrant Scheme under IND
14. Zoekjaar contd. Income requirement is lowered from 43,000., to 25,000., Once a job is found, the zoekjaar status is converted to highly skilled migrant status Time period of validity 1 year Zoekjaar can be availed until three years after the date of their graduation ADDED FEATURES (2)
15. Massive shifts is people and jobs are driven by demographics Potential surplus population in working age group (2020) 47 Mn 19 Mn 3Mn 5Mn 3Mn India Pakistan Iran Brazil Mexico Philippines 5Mn 4Mn Vietnam 2Mn Turkey -10 Mn China -6 Mn Russia 5Mn Indonesia 1Mn Malaysia 0Mn Ireland Israel 0Mn Iraq 2Mn -1 Mn Czech Republic 4Mn Egypt -17Mn US * -2 Mn UK -2 Mn Italy -3 Mn France -9 Mn Japan * -5.6 m in 2010 Source : Dr Bob Hoekstra, Ex-CEO of Philips Innovation India
16. Nuffic recognizes the need for retention of Indian students with Dutch degrees Source : Transfer magazine, NUFFIC, The NL