From brain drain to brain gain?
Why it’s high time for us to come back and reclaim our country.
|2019.10.18
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At Oxford, critical thinking was not only allowed but encouraged.
I was continuously faced with unfounded conspiracies, instead of being allowed to work with the actual data.
Every time I’m back I’m still faced with resistance from the system, but I also always notice positive changes.
When it comes to academia, there are more and more youngsters like me willing to come back and contribute in Kosovo.
This is our country, and it's up to us to fix it.
Furtuna Sheremeti
Furtuna Sheremeti is a law graduate from the University of Prishtina. She holds an MSc in Criminology and Criminal Justice from the University of Oxford and is currently doing her doctorate at KU Leuven in Belgium on state crimes and state harms.
This story was originally written in English.