@article {503,
	title = {Developing the Academic Careers of Foreign Scholars in Poland: The Case of Krakow},
	journal = {Central and Eastern European Migration Review},
	volume = {6},
	year = {2017},
	month = {07/2017},
	pages = {141-162},
	chapter = {141},
	abstract = {<p class="Abstrakt"><span lang="EN-US">This article discusses the professional careers of foreign scholars in Krakow, one of the leading academic centres in Poland and a regional \&lsquo;silicon valley\&rsquo; (toutes proportions gard{\'e}es). Central and Eastern Europe is understudied as an immigration region for highly skilled migrants (HSMs). To bridge this gap, we concentrate on three interrelated topics: (a) the perception of Polish science and its infrastructure; (b) careers of international staff employed in Polish academia; and (c) their perception of their achievements in Poland. Foreign scholars come to Poland for various reasons. Two of the most important are the cultural proximity between Poland and their country of origin, and research interests focused directly in Poland. Our findings show that Poland attracts first and foremost scholars with average scientific achievements. We discuss major problems they encounter (e.g., shortage of funds, uncomfortable office space, restricted access to books and papers) and their expectations of life in a semi-periphery country. The paper is mainly based on in-depth interviews with 23 foreign scholars working full time at four universities in Krakow and, as a secondary source, on the analysis of websites of these universities.\&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p>},
	keywords = {Polish academic centres; foreign researchers; mobile academics; cross-border higher educa-tion; self-initiated expatriates},
	issn = {2300-1682},
	doi = {10.17467/ceemr.2017.13},
	url = {http://www.ceemr.uw.edu.pl/sites/default/files/Mucha_Luczaj_Developing_the_Academic_Careers.pdf},
	author = {Mucha, Janusz and {\L}uczaj, Kamil}
}
