Student’s Migration. Problems and Perspectives

Gupalova Iana,Sophomore of the Business Administration Department

Kharkiv University of Humanities “People’s Ukrainian Academy”

1. Problems of students flowing abroad.2. Introduction to a survey and its item.3. The questions and its analysis.4. Ways of solution to the problem of students

flowing abroad.

• The aim is to study the reasons why students have to go abroad and to come home. The method is to compare Ukrainian students with Swedish ones and to find out whether there are any differences in the students’ society in two European countries and what they depend on.

Do you consider yourself as a patriot of your country?

• Slightly more students are patriots than non-patriots. No strong difference between Swedish and Ukrainian students.

Grades

• There is an uneven distribution of grades, which shows that Swedes are less high-graded than Ukrainians. It could be the case, or it could be an outcome of the Swedish culture in which it is considered to be very impolite to exaggerate yourself.

What will you choose for the next a few years?

Do you undertake any actions to support your previous choice?

Ukraine Sweden

Yes 81,3% 77,8%

No 18,8% 22,2%

• Majority undertakes actions, no difference between the countries.

a. Searching for the information about abilities how to go abroad.

Ukraine Sweden

56,3% 48,1%

b. Intensive learning of a foreign language.

Ukraine Sweden

64,1% 22,2%

c. Appealing to foreign Universities, firms.

Ukraine Sweden

20,3% 22,2%

d. Pay a lot of attention to your studies.

Ukraine Sweden

7,8% 37,0%

e. Sending applications, preparing documents.

Ukraine Sweden

10,9% 33,3%

f. Participating in competitions of foreign funds in order to get a grant.

Ukraine Sweden

9,4% 3,7%

g. Applying to foreign embassies.

Ukraine Sweden

4,7% 3,7%

• Swedes work harder and look for more ways to bring their ideas to life. They have also marked more aspects.

What do you go abroad for?

Ukraine Sweden

62,5% 70,4

a. To get an experience in general.

b. To have some fun.

Ukraine Sweden

32,8% 51,9%

c. To experience a different culture.

Ukraine Sweden

51,6% 59,3%

d. To get education.

Ukraine Sweden

23,4% 22,2%

e. To establish networks.

Ukraine Sweden

28,1% 29,6%

f. Higher salary.

Ukraine Sweden

37,5% 25,9%

g. To live in a better society.

Ukraine Sweden

45,3% 11,1%

h. Better future for my kids.

Ukraine Sweden

26,6% 3,7%

i. High social protection.

Ukraine Sweden

31,3% 3,7%

• According to the answers, Ukrainians have mostly social reasons to go abroad. At the same time more than a half Swedes ranked “To have fun” and “Getting experience in general” number one.

Do you think that you have a duty towards your home country to work in it and to develop it?

Do you think your home country has a duty to support you and your family and to offer you a good life?

Do you think that you have a duty towards your home country to work in it and to develop it?

Do you think your home country has a duty to support you and your family and to offer you a good life?

• There is no difference between Swedes and Ukrainians in this aspect. Nearly like 1/3 from each side thinks that they have no duty towards the country, but at the same time it has a duty to provide them with a good level of life.

Reasons to settle down in the home country.

Ukraine Sweden

75,0% 77,8%

a. Relatives

b. Culture.

Ukraine Sweden

39,1% 55,6%

c. The country’s development

Ukraine Sweden

18,8% 44,4%

d. The demographic situation in your country.

Ukraine Sweden

9,4% 29,6%

e. Sense of patriotism.

Ukraine Sweden

26,6% 18,5%

• In this aspect students’ choices are different. They depend on the society, on the culture of their country, on personal values. Their choices cross in only one aspect – relatives. Sometimes they are solidary in not-choosing aspects.

The most popular countries ‘where to stay’

UkraineUSA 48%

UK 36%

France 26%

Sweden 25%

Ukraine 17%

SwedenUSA 28%

Sweden 21%

UK 18%

Australia 6%

Italy 6%

• Swedes rank their country second to stay and to work. Ukrainians rank Ukraine fifth, which shows that Sweden is more popular among Swedes thank Ukraine among Ukrainians.

The most popular countries ‘where to settle down’

UkraineUSA 51%

Sweden 42%

France 33%

Ukraine 30%

UK 17%

Sweden

Sweden 34%

USA 19%

UK 12%

Italy 8%

Norway, Spain 5%

• Observations should be made that:1.Sweden still leads (now like a country to settle

down in).2.United States of America and United Kingdom

are very popular among students in both aspects.

• There are not many differences between young people. The differences mainly depend on the evaluation of their country in which Ukrainians are less positive. It is impossible to make people stay by forcing them, but it is possible to do it by building a society for them.

Thanks for Attention!• Now your questions are very welcome.