Recruiting Global Talent for Innovation: Thuringia & Berlin

This project aims for a regional comparison concerning the current state of affairs and the strategies and policies that exist in recruiting and retaining foreign (‘global’) talent for innovation and growth in the two German regions (‘Laender’) of Berlin and Thuringia. Since the 2000s, Germany and many of its ‘Laender’ have developed various initiatives to actively encourage the immigration and retention of high-skilled foreign professionals with STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) degrees and skills. While Berlin has been able to attract a lot of global talents and has become a leading ‘start-up’ cluster, Thuringia in contrast is struggling with a lot of difficulties. Persistent racism and repeated attacks against foreigners have severely undermined the recruitment efforts of Thuringian technology companies, government agencies and other stakeholders. TO BE CONT’D

Faculty Supervisor:

Martin Geiger

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Partner:

Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Education

University:

Carleton University

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