Examples
Worked examples
- Is an instance
A researcher discloses a previously undisclosed honorary professorship that includes salary and a duplicative parallel laboratory abroad.
- Is an instance
Compliance review identifies a colleague's participation in a foreign talent programme and the institution implements appropriate disclosure and divestment steps.
Counter-examples
Looks similar, but isn't
- Not an instance
A standard collaboration agreement between two universities without secret terms or duplicative arrangements is not, in itself, a foreign talent recruitment programme.
- Not an instance
Attending a foreign-hosted summer school is not a talent recruitment programme.
Editorial commentary
Several jurisdictions have defined foreign talent recruitment programmes in policy or legislation, including the US CHIPS and Science Act, which prohibits federally-funded researchers from participating in programmes deemed malign. Common features include undisclosed contracts, requirements to transfer intellectual property to the sponsoring state, parallel laboratory arrangements abroad, or duplicative employment. Not all foreign recruitment programmes are deemed malign; legitimate academic exchange remains supported. Risk-based assessment is the prevailing posture.
References
- CHIPS and Science Act (2022), Section 10632; NSPM-33 (2021).
Also known as
foreign talent programme · talent recruitment programme · FTRP
Machine-readable encodings
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