Report on bi-regional mobility

The deliverable will include - An analysis of the development of the exchange of scientific personnel between EU-CELAC over centuries and current situation, - Analysis of the impact of the political framework conditions on mobility, - Analysis of return patterns and rates of highly skilled migrants – in both directions - Review on scientific diaspora networks of both regions - Research on the determinants of migration of students/scientists specifically looking at individual and structural factors determining mobility and migration and a survey on the enabling and cumbering factors of knowledge transfer The objective is to identify mobility patterns and best practice examples and drivers for mobility, which will be used for recommendations for future actions. Preliminary version M18; final version M24