The Role of the Economic Factors in International Migration Among Graduate Students and Ways to Reduce It from Their Point of View - A Field Study at Latakia University

Abstract

The research aimed to identify the role of economic factors in international migration among graduate students at Latakia University and ways to reduce it from their Point of View, to reveal the differences in the opinions of the research sample about the role of economic factors in international migration according to variables (college type, academic level, employment, gender). To achieve the research goal, the descriptive-analytical method was used, and a questionnaire consisting of (32) statements was designed and applied to a sample of (226) graduate students at Latakia University.

       The research results indicated that the role of economic factors in external migration among postgraduate students at Latakia University was high, With an average (3.89) and a relative importance of (77.8%). The results also showed that there were no statistically significant differences between the mean scores of the research sample members according to the variables of (employment and gender), while statistically significant differences were found according to the variables of (academic level in favor of PhD holders, and type of college in favor of scientific colleges). The research presented many recommendations, the most important of which are: Establish systematic mechanisms to retain graduate students by focusing on improving the economic and social conditions of graduates, and conducting other studies to identify the problems of graduate students that push them towards migration abroad.