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Op-Ed: “Chess not Checkers: Time for Europe to Brain Gain”
Given the current Trump administration’s anti-science policies and growing uncertainty for American academics, the timing is ripe for the European Union and its member states to invest in research projects, laboratories, and scientists in order to attract skilled American researchers. In the long run, this could very well lead to a significant competitive advantage, marking the reversal of a decade-long brain drain vis-à-vis the United States. Author: Max Cocard Photo credit: « Ursula von der Leyen during the Choose Europe for Science event at La Sorbonne – 2025 (2) » by Christophe Licoppe / European Union, 2025 / EC – Audiovisual Service…
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Way back home : from Germany to Cameroon
The world is so small up here. The towns, rivers and mountains pass by. They look all the same. It is as you would click on miniature mode on your camera. But this is real, so real. Lavenir, a 27 years-old Cameroonian, has chosen a window seat so that his eyes follow the changing patterns of vegetation on his flight from Germany to Cameroon. Right now, the slim young adult simply let a frail smile pass his lips. For the first time, he returns to his home country since he left in 2015 to study his Master degree, like a…
