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| Evidence from the cases | Code | Category |
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| I knew long ago that the funding for research projects here was sufficient (case C) | a1 income satisfaction | A11 income level | A1 innovation context |
| The institute offered me a new R&D laboratory and enough initial funding (case A) |
| Xi’an Jiaotong University in this field is the best in China, and it is helpful to my growing up (case B) | a2 academic capability | A12 personal development |
| It has strong technical strength and teachers (case C) |
| The high-level teacher resources here are abundant (case E) |
| There is no doubt that Beijing University is the best in China (case D) | a3 university ranking |
| We have a lot of partners in Shanghai, such as Fudan University. […] most partners in China are world-class (case A) | a4 academic atmosphere |
| Xi’an is a profound historical and cultural detail of the ancient culture, and its innovation environment is good (case B) |
| Suzhou has fostered an environment of respect for knowledge, ability, and creativity throughout society (case E) |
| Xi’an Jiaotong University is the only university to offer a course on nuclear fuel (case B) | a5 research platform |
| It has a national defense key discipline laboratory platform (case C) |
| As Peking University needs to build an electron microscope platform, I will certainly come back and do something if I have the opportunity (case D) |
| Shanghai is an international metropolis with a highly developed economy and first-class infrastructure in China. It has always been my favourite city (case A) | a6 city’s competitiveness |
| Suzhou has perfect infrastructure and a relatively developed economy (case E) |
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| The resources of basic education in Shanghai are rich, and the children of high-level talents are given priority for admission at high-quality schools (case A) | a10 the priority for high-quality education resources | A13 children education |
| The preferential policy of education for children of high-level talents in Beijing has certain appeal (case D) |
| We worked together when I was in the USA (case A) | a11 foundation for cooperation | A14 science research cooperation |
| As early as 2009, we already had a cooperative relationship with Prof. Li (case D) |
| Four years ago, I knew the professor from an international seminar (case E) |
| The scientific research direction is very consistent with my tutor (case C) | a12 teacher-student research relevance |
| My tutor has been a beacon for my scientific research, so I am very willing to continue to work and study here (case D) |
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| I returned to Suzhou, because of my parents […] I am the only child, and Suzhou is near my hometown (case E) | a18 birthplace | A21 Kinships | A2 social proximity |
| Before I graduated, I told my supervisor that if I did well, I would come back (case D) | a19 teacher-student relationship | A22 place identification |
| Many people asked me why I didn’t choose Tsinghua university. You know, I finished my bachelor’s study there (case B) | a20 alumni network |
| Chongqing is my second hometown, I graduated from here […] I know every professor in the university, and I had a wonderful time studying there (case C) |
| I think it is a good choice to return to my parent’s university (case D) |
| We kept in touch with a friend who I knew before, now he is one of the members in the department. He recommended that I joined the department (case B) | a21 friend recommendation |
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