"From Brain Drain to Brain Gain": How to reverse the exodus of young people from southern Europe, utilizing the comparative advantage of the Mediterranean products and the Mediterranean diet.
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EUROPE DIRECT REGION OF THESSALY
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On Sunday 24 November, the Thessaly Region and the Regional Development Fund Region of Thessaly, through the program Europe Direct, They organized the GSSE Green Noah and with the support of the Municipality of Trikala, Chamber of Commerce of Trikala and EAS Trikala, workshop held in the hall of the Chamber of Commerce and Trikala on "From Brain Drain in the Brain Gain”: How to reverse the exodus of young people from southern Europe, utilizing the comparative advantage of the Mediterranean products and the Mediterranean diet.
Invited speakers were the Minister of Rural Development Kostas Skrekas, Deputy Economic Development Professor in the Department of Economics at the University of Thessaly Dr.. Theodore Metaxas and the President of the Nutrition Department of Physical Education Dr. Trikala. Thanasis Jamurtas, while the region of Thessaly represented thematic Antiperifereiarchis Mr.. Bardis Kon / nos and the European Information Center Europe Direct Head Mr.. Basil Chatzikamagiannis.
Το brain drain – or else the exodus of young Greek scientists, primarily, abroad in search of work and better living conditions, in recent years it has taken a great dimension to our country. This trend has combined for our country with the financial crisis plaguing the Greek society and has led to the loss of many jobs.
On the other hand, the brain gain began as an initiative of Greeks fled abroad, aiming to unite all those who now live and work abroad, so together through different and effective actions to foster conditions that will make the generation of brain drain to return to Greece.
The workshop was organized successfully analyzed the existing problem and stressed the importance it can play in agricultural production and Mediterranean products and Mediterranean diet in reversing the drain of young scientists.
