Includes bibliographical references.

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Front Cover; Series Title; Title Page; Imprint; Preface; Acknowledgements; Abstract; Table of Contents; Abbreviations; Definitions; 1 Introduction; 1.1 Research statement; 1.2 Research methodology; 1.3 Research objectives and questions; 1.4 Organisation of the study; 2 Theoretical framework; 2.1 The Creative Class Theory; 2.2 The Human Capital Theory; 3 State of research; 3.1 The migration decision of international students after graduation; 3.2 The spatial distribution of students and highly skilled migrants; 3.3 Place-related and employment factors; 4 Hypotheses.

5 The framework of Germany's demand for highly skilled migrants5.1 The rise of the knowledge economies; 5.2 Demographic development; 5.3 Shortages of skilled labour; 5.4 Policy changes; 5.5 Highly skilled migration; 6 International students as labour migrants; 6.1 The global competition; 6.2 The global development of the number of international students; 6.3 Internationalisation of higher education in Germany; 6.4 Policy changes regarding international students/graduates; 6.5 Attracting and retaining international students in Germany; 6.6 International students in MINT subjects.

6.7 International graduates6.8 International students becoming labour migrants; 7 Methodology; 7.1 Study area; 7.2 Survey of international students; 7.3 Statistical data analysis; 7.4 Interviews with representatives of regional companies; 8 Results of international students' survey; 8.1 Personal characteristics; 8.2 Staying intention after graduation; 8.3 International students' perceptions; 8.4 International students' staying intention in G�ottingen; 8.5 Employment opportunities in the region of G�ottingen; 8.6 Place-related factor; 8.7 Results of binary logistic regression.

9 State of research: the demand side9.1 The demand for labour force; 9.2 The demand of recruiting labour force from abroad; 9.3 Strategies to cope with labour shortages; 9.4 Obstacles in recruiting international labour force; 9.5 Measures to facilitate the recruitment of international labour force; 9.6 Further literature; 10 Results of interviews with company representatives; 10.1 The labour force situation of regional companies; 10.2 Measures to cope with the growing labour shortage; 10.3 Experience with the international labour force.

10.4 Challenges in hiring international labour force and international students10.5 Benefits of employing international labour force; 10.6 Differences between types of companies; 11 Conclusion; 11.1 Policy recommendations; 11.2 Future research; References; Appendices; Back Cover.

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