Saudi Arabia continues to dominate the QS ranking of universities in the Arab Region, with 19 of the top 100 universities in the latest edition, including three of the top four. Sustained investment in higher education has helped Saudi universities to repeat the successes seen in the first official ranking, published in 2015. But the full
This year’s QS analysis of Asia’s top universities looks similar to the 2015 edition, especially in the topmost positions. But there are a number of key changes to the indicators we use and the weights we assign to them. One major change is to increase the weight given to our survey of employer opinion from
The Latin American ranking is perhaps the most eagerly awaited of the four regional comparisons published by QS. Over six editions, competition has become intense and media interest in the results exceptionally strong. One reason is the diversity of the ranking: seven countries are represented in the latest top 20, a record number that confirms
This edition of Higher Education World is by far the largest we have produced – an indication of the enhanced level of QS publications and events over the last month. The four regional rankings – for universities in the Arab region, Asia, Eastern Europe and Central Asia, and Latin America – always excite interest. They
The first event of its kind, QS’s Edu Data Summit was a masterclass in the use of big data in the higher education sector. Bringing in delegates and experts from across the globe, the three-day seminar offered an in-depth exploration of this increasingly important subject. With such a wealth of talented speakers at the event,
It’s been two years since the first edition of the QS University Rankings by Region: EECA (Emerging Europe Central Asia), yet the region has seen a lot of change within its HE system in this short space of time.This year’s ranking includes 200 universities – 50 more than last year – from across 21 different