Migration and Science Without Borders in Germany

Abstract

Abstract This paper discusses the interaction between migration and science without borders in Germany. We add to the existing studies in the international literature by presenting an interesting and an in-depth analysis of the relationship between migration and science without borders in Germany and adding valuable contribution to the increasing debate in the international literature concerning the increasing interaction between migration and increasing internationalisation worldwide. We provide new contribution by explaining the importance of migration of international academic staff, researchers, guest lecturers, and international students, at universities and non-universities research institutes in supporting science without borders in Germany. The findings prove that the importance of migration and international scientific mobility of international academic staff, and researchers and international students at universities and non-universities research institutes for supporting science without borders in Germany is demonstrated by the increasing international scientific mobility of international academic staff, researchers and international students in Germany, the increasing geographical diversification of international scientific mobility of international academic staff, researchers and international students originating from different countries, and the increasing diversification of specialisation in different specialisation fields in Germany. The results confirm Germany’s scientific leadership as a global model of fostering the increasing joint relationship between migration and science without borders that demonstrated by the contribution of migrants to strength Germany’s science system, and the contribution of Germany’s science policies to enable migration by supporting open scientific system, by creating comprehensive, coherent, sound and systematic institutional framework and science policies, and by adopting sound internationalisation strategy to attract and retain international scientific mobility of international academic staff, researchers and international students in Germany. To maintain Germany's scientific leadership model in supporting the relationship between migration and science without borders, Germany science policies must continue highlighting reducing barriers to access, improving support arrangements, strengthening international collaboration and promoting migration.