In response, universities argued that they needed to pay top rates to attract and retain highly qualified academics, especially those involved in finance or medicine, in a competitive global market.
It could have a huge effect on other national science systems, as German universities shop around for highly qualified academics, scientists and science managers who are unhappy with their working environments in countries where research and science budgets have been slashed over recent years.
This has partly been attributed to many years of military rule, bad governance, and a high level of corruption, especially during the period of military rule between the late 1980s and early 1990s, when most research establishments suffered from low funding, decay of infrastructure, and a flight of highly qualified academics to western institutions [ 18].
It will stop highly qualified workers, academics, doctors, scientists, entrepreneurs, and business executives from bringing their dedication, expertise and innovative spirit to our shores.
If we do so, and extend academic freedom only to those "found worthy" by a political measure, we shall have lost our grip on academic freedom altogether, for "[p]olitically qualified academic freedom is not really academic freedom at all".
Hence, universities and postgraduate teaching institutions need qualified academic personnel and appropriate laboratory facilities for training and research.
"We're always looking for people who are highly qualified in an academic area and good writers," he says.
Highly qualified, currently UK-based academics won't see the point of staying in the country if they don't have to.
"Qualified and highly qualified migrants prefer the U.S.A., Canada and Australia".
The No Child Left Behind law, for example, requires teachers in core academic subjects to be "highly qualified", as evidenced by a bachelor's degree, full state licensure and certification, and demonstrated subject-area competence.
