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50-Minute Sessions

Shared Interest (SI)

Data-Driven Global Talent Retention: Navigating Sector Needs and Stay Rates

Friday, May 30, 2025
9:30 AM – 10:20 AM PST
This session explores the link between international student stay rates and geopolitical trends. Using data enrichment and advanced analytics, presenters show how countries attract and retain talent in key sectors. Gain insights into brain drain and workforce shortages, and learn strategies to address these challenges.

Learning Objectives:

  • Use social media data to inform policy making.
  • Understand how international student stay rates impact global talent distribution, workforce development, and brain drain from the Global South, as well as how universities adapt to meet evolving government expectations and align with national objectives.
  • Examine and evaluate strategies used by institutions in Canada and the Netherlands to retain talent in key disciplines facing workforce shortages to see how these approaches can be adapted to your institution.