Context: The topic of this paper is how mass emigration of skilled workers affects national policies, and employers' willingness to invest in Vocational Education and Training (VET) in Poland. In the wake of EU enlargement in 2004, Poland became one of the biggest sending countries for skilled labour to Western European countries. These massive…

Limitations in cooperation between higher education and industry in Poland are linked to differences in the sectors' assessment criteria for research activities, time perspectives, administrative structures. Solutions to these problems have not yet been worked out. (MSE)