Culture shock is a real and debilitating experience for many people living in an unfamiliar country for the first time, and this is especially true for international students. Many students decide on destinations they feel they already have something in common with, culturally-speaking, whether that’s through historic ties or personal experience. One of the major
Following up on last year’s proposals, this week’s UK government whitepaper on higher education reform has been controversial. Reactions have been diverse, with some seeing the reforms as a broadly positive shake up of a stagnating system, and some suggesting that the proposals may actually harm the higher education sector. Perhaps the most significant reform
US ranked world’s best national system for higher education provision QS’s new ranking assesses nations providing best environment for university success London, 18th May 2016: QS Quacquarelli Symonds, global higher education analysts, have today released the 2016 instalment of the Higher Education System Strength (HESS) rankings. The ranking, which aims to identify the best national
Perhaps one of the most overlooked ways in which universities can increase student recruitment is through summer schools. A key part of the university experience is the location and culture, and one of the things QS research has shown is that many graduate students are actually quite keen to revisit places they may have spent
A few months after launching the Market Insight Service, the QS Intelligence Unit interviewed Dasha Karzunina, International Research Liaison, about its benefits for institutions around the world. How would you describe this new service? D.K.: The Market Insight Service is essentially a way for universities to access tailored information on a particular challenge, concern or a topic
The innovative nature of the Chinese is world renowned, from compasses and gunpowder to printing and paper – the nation’s people have been responsible for some of the most important developments in human history. And yet, there are now significant research and invention issues in the country’s higher education sector. What has happened to this