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    The Socioeconomic Consequences of Brain Drain and Migration in Sri Lanka: A Comprehensive Literature Analysis
    (SLIIT Business School, 2023-12-14) Maussawa, G; Wijerathne, C; Gunasekara, J; Wickramarachchi, C; Thelijjagoda, S
    Over the years brain drain has given risen to a lasting imprint on the economy of Sri Lanka, which has resulted variouse consequenses. Currently educated professionals from various sectors are migrating to developed countries at an increasing rate. This study aims to provide a comprehensive understanding on the factors influence skill migration in Sri Lanka. This study utilizes a comprehensive systematic review of past literature over the period of 22 years (2000- 2022). The findings of this study demonstrate that migration of skilled professionals has been increased up to 2022 and how social, economic, and political factors affected migration. Some identified examples for economic factors that influence skill migration are better working opportunites, higher wages and higher living standards. Some identified social factors are political violence and better facilities like health and educational services. Increasing income tax rate and loss of liberty are some recgonized political factors that affect skill migration. Some of the studies have argued that there are positive concequences of skill migration in Sri Lanka, while some other studies have brought up arguments that negative impacts of skill migration take over the positive impacts.
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    Sri Lankan Students’ Perceptions and the Factors that Affect Migrating for Their Higher Studies
    (Faculty of Humanities and Sciences, SLIIT, 2023-11-01) Madawala, N.C; Kulaweera, M.T
    In recent times, with globalization, especially in Asian countries, there has been an increasing trend of student migration for higher education. This can cause short-term and long-term brain drain and the overflow of foreign exchange out of the country. Therefore, this study intends to provide students’ perceptions and the factors that affect migrating for their higher studies in Sri Lanka. This study is based on primary data from a rapid online survey of Sri Lankan students who are aged between 16 and 30 years old. Among 110 respondents, there were 51% males and 49% females. More than 60% of students were aged between 21-22 years old. Among all students, 83.6% of students are hoping to go abroad for higher studies. The students cited reasons such as the high quality of education abroad (56.4%), economic instability in Sri Lanka (53.6%), and limited enrolment and resources in government universities (20%) for choosing to study overseas. Students prefer studying abroad due to dissatisfaction with the local higher education system. Government school and state university graduates tend to migrate for higher education and not return home.