By Charles V. Kidd
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Universities in developing countries are not centrally concerned with research, as are research institutes, nor are they national development institutes, even though they are often deeply involved with both activities. Rao has stated the point well: It is easy to subvert the central educational functions of universities by using them as stalking horses for social action projects for which there exist other appropriate institutions in most societies. . O) Research Y e t universities have a research role and a role in national development.
Just how many do not return is not known: In the United States, while there has been no lack of estimates, there is little agreement about actual numbers of nonreturnees. (9) Whatever the rates of student migration may be, the training of students from developing countries in developed countries is an indispensible element in the manpower development strategy of most developing countries. Migration simply makes the process somewhat less efficient from the viewpoint of the sending country. While the percentage of students from less developed countries who study in and migrate to developed countries is simply unknown, some useful correlates of migration are known: a.
The strength of these arguments for central science and technology bodies, plus a certain imitativeness, has caused many countries to strengthen their administrative structures for science and technology by establishing such entities as Ministries of Science, Ministries of Science and Technology, or National Research Councils. The research council approach has been particularly prevalent in Latin America. Such groups exist in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, 34 MANPOWER POLICIES Mexico, Peru, and Venezuela.