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by Baerbel Eckelmann Another QS World University Rankings cycle is coming to its conclusion soon and many of you are certainly in immense anticipation of its publication. Once released the main focus is on ‘one’ figure: the overall rank. But, behind this one figure lies a very complex process and the following article is a

For close to 300,000 A-level students, and their parents no doubt, 18th August is a date that will have been circled in red. Yes, results day is upon us, and it looks like for many students the news has been good – although some will have had to wait for longer to find out as

By Mansoor Iqbal, Education Writer International news over the past few months has been dominated by the very real possibility that the world’s largest economy might default on its debt. The effect, not just on the US itself, but on the rest of the world would have been catastrophic had this occurred, but a last

By Mansoor Iqbal, Education Writer After a decade of growth, enrolments of international students are beginning to slow in one of the world’s most popular international study destinations In terms of higher education destinations, there are only a handful of countries in the world that can rival the draw of Australia. A heady combination of

By Kanika Tandon, Education Writer Big is seemingly the new beautiful in higher education. Following in the footsteps of institutions in Wales, France and Germany, amongst others, three of the Netherlands’ most prestigious universities are discussing the prospect of merging into one. The proposed ‘mega’ university will, it is thought, take the name of Leiden

By Mansoor Iqbal, Education Writer The US Department of Education has made a new online tool available with which students can identify the most expensive and the cheapest colleges in the country. The College Affordability and Transparency Centre allows users to generate reports showing the institutions which charge the highest and lowest tuition fees, and

By Kanika Tandon, Education Writer Indian students looking to study abroad are finding Canada an increasingly desirable destination. “Indian students have rediscovered Canada in the last few years,” says Simon Cridland, Head of the Advocacy Programme at the High Commission of Canada in India. The High Commission has witnessed a considerable increase in student visas