Many emerging economies have dedicated programs in which their students, typically at advanced education levels, go abroad for (part of) their studies. The rationale is that some of those students will return home and bring with them new knowledge. But what about the many scientists who are not mobile but who study, teach, and do research in their own country? Do they … [Read more...] about Connecting the dots: The role of internationally mobile scientists in linking non-mobile with foreign scientists
Rodrigo Ito
Rodrigo is a Ph.D. fellow at the United Nations University (UNU-MERIT) and the University of Campinas. He holds a bachelor's degree in Economics (Magna Cum Laude) from the Federal University of Ceará and a Master's degree in Science and Technology Policy from the University of Campinas, Brazil. His research interests encompass the economics of science, international scientific mobility, scientometrics, social network analysis, and science and technology policy. During his Ph.D., Rodrigo has tutored public policy and innovation courses at UNU-MERIT and Maastricht University.