The first ranking of universities in Eastern Europe and Central Asia (EECA) is published this week by QS, drawing together institutions in a region that is focusing on higher education and research as never before. Lomonosov Moscow State University emerges as the top university in the region, with a clear lead over Charles University, in
The first QS rankings for the Arab region were published as a pilot edition last month, as work continues to refine the exercise by including citations in Arabic. Saudi Arabia’s King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals headed the new ranking, which was developed in consultation with academics and university leaders in the region. More
Paris is still the best place on Earth to be a student. The French capital is number one in QS’s Best Student Cities rankings, a position it has held for all three years of their existence. This result is may look surprising given that the top French institution in the QS World University Rankings is
A social media platform that makes learning a game, and an animation system that brings scientific processes to life, are the world’s most creative innovations in higher education. They were joint winners of the overall prize in the inaugural Reimagine Education competition, whose results were announced earlier this month at a packed conference in the
On 28th November, 2014, QSIU Directors met Prof. Zhang Jie, the President of Shanghai Jiaotong University in London, during the UK trip of Prof. Zhang. Prof. Zhang is the youngest President ever appointed to lead Shanghai Jiaotong University, an internationally known university, one of the top 5 in China, based on the QS World University