Mihai Barbu

Romania Fears Brain Drain as Students Head Abroad

Around 5,000 Romanian students go abroad to study each year, mostly in Western Europe, lured by better educational standards as well as the hope of better jobs and salaries after finishing their studies, according to estimates.

A study by the League of Romanian Students Studying Abroad, LSRS, say that the main destinations are the UK, France, Germany, Denmark and Holland.

ROMANIANS AT MONGOL RALLY Dracula Khan - Retracing the Silk Road in a city car

Three adventure seekers will set off for Mongolia in a city car, running in the marathon Mongol Rally, and another set of three friends will drive the little vehicle back from Ulan Bator to Bucharest, where it will roll with all the competition signs on it all the rest of its life.

ROMANIANS AT MONGOL RALLY Maps, stories, two cars and one bike, at going away party

Some left because they wanted to travel upon a bike named Doyle and stories to tell, others because they wanted to live the adventure and fish on the road there, while others to enjoy a seven-week break from work, and some blaming mid-life crisis.