Author Archives: evelynswwong

I received this email from a researcher at the School of Management at USM, Associate Professor Quah Chun Hoo, who along with Dr. Siti Rohaida Mohamed Zainal is conducting research into an interesting topic that is a natural follow-up to the questions posed in my survey - How effective is … Continue reading →

It’s really great that current events in Malaysia and my research project have inspired more academic research into the serious brain drain situation in Malaysia. Another Malaysian researcher is doing similiar research now and looking for interviewees. Koh Sin Yee, … Continue reading →

Wherever you are, at home, abroad, Malaysians love to talk. We share similar backgrounds, concerns, and have had many similar experiences, so why not use get together to help one another? This is an interesting initiative (with some lofty nation-building … Continue reading →

The World Bank released their Malaysian Economic Monitor on brain drain (link is to Chapter 3 on brain drain, the rest of it is on the overall current economic outlook for Malaysia). In the report, there are a lot of statistics … Continue reading →

For the time-pressed, busy ones amongst you readers, I’ve made a special page that sums up my research in five minutes or less: TLDR-fix (also known as Summary) I’d suggest if you have a little more time, to read the … Continue reading →

What is this blog about? In summer of 2010, I conducted a research project to find out what Malaysians think of brain drain. Particularly, I wanted to know how Malaysians who have or are studying and working outside the country … Continue reading →