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 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
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
One of the most notable trends in the 2012/13 QS World University Rankings is the massive increase in the number of international students in the world’s highest ranked universities. The total figure has increased by 10 percent at the top 100 universities. This is the biggest rise in the history of the rankings. And it’s
Since 2005 QS has published reputational rankings in five core faculty areas as a companion to the overall QS World University Rankings®. These rankings are based entirely on the responses of the QS academic reputation survey, which this year drew on the views of a record 48,000 academics worldwide. As such, they offer an undiluted
Canada should double its recruitment of international students over the next decade, according to an expert panel commissioned by the federal government. The panel, which reported last month, called for an increase in scholarships and greater coordination between the provinces, which have responsibility for higher education. The new strategy would also include extra investment in
Governments on four continents will join prospective students and universities themselves in poring over next week’s QS World University Rankings. The rankings, which will be published on September 11, are intended primarily to guide international students, their parents and advisors in their choice of university. This year, there will be 700 institutions to compare on