Looking west: Universities on America’s Pacific coast

Aside from the UK’s University of Cambridge (number one in 2010 and 2011), only two universities have topped the QS World University Rankings. Harvard University, which held on to the top spot between 2004 and 2009 (it is number three this year), and this year’s first time table-topper, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). The

The World of MOOCs According to Moody’s

There is only one problem with the world’s top universities; not everyone can go. They are too far away, the fees are too massive, or you have other things to do with your life. Now all that is about to change, according to the supporters of MOOCs. This is an acronym you had better learn.

International Student Numbers On The Rise, says OECD

More than 4 million students are studying abroad for the first time, according to the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). The OECD’s estimate of the number of international students only reached 3 million in 2005. But the new edition of its Education at a Glance compendium of statistics puts the total at 4.1

The Importance of Stability in World University Rankings

The QS World University Rankings for 2012/13 appeared last month. How good a guide are they to the changing fortunes of top universities? We believe that the rankings have achieved a level of stability that makes them a valuable tool for students, and for university managers and other education professionals. The changes made to the

Global interest in QS World University Rankings hits record high

More than two million people accessed the QS World University Rankings online after they were published last month. With social media debate on the rankings also sharply increased, interest in the exercise is at an all-time high. Media coverage of the rankings, which saw the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in top position for the