Brains for National Innovation

During the initial stages of development, Korean society also faced a severe brain drain. A not insignificant number of people left to study abroad. Between 1953 and 1967, 7,958 people dropped out, accounting for approximately 6.4% of all students enrolled in higher education in 1967 (124,000). Only 12.2% (973) returned. After the end of the Korean War in 1953, increasing numbers of Korean students entered the US. The government, to actively promote brain circulation, considered ways to turn the brain drain into an important brain pool for industrialization and social development in Korea.

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