Fuite Des Cerveaux Et Competences Rares : Entre Quete D'epanouissement Personnel Et Professionnel Et Imperatifs Strategiques Nationaux

Received: 10/02/2026- Accepted: 28/06/2026 -Published: 30/06/2026

Abstract

This study explores the emigration of highly skilled professionals from Algeria using a multidimensional abstract framework that transcends purely economic explanations. Drawing on a quantitative survey of 60 academic faculty and research staff across various Algerian universities and research institutions, it identifies the institutional, organizational, and existential factors driving international mobility intentions. The conceptual framework combines the concepts of flow and ikigai to examine both the conditions for optimal academic engagement and the alignment among work meaning, institutional recognition, social contribution, and financial reward. Findings reveal significant degradation of the research environment, marked by insufficient infrastructure, burdensome bureaucracy, ineffective governance, and inadequate professional valorization. These dysfunctions reinforce one another, undermining long-term scientific commitment. The desire to emigrate emerges not as opportunistic behavior but rather as a rational adaptive response to a persistent structural disconnect between professional aspirations and institutional realities