Students from the ASEAN countries are increasingly choosing to study in Japan, bolstering the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology’s efforts to reach a target of 300,000 international students by 2020 (the figure in 2014 stood at 184,133 – 139,185 of whom were studying at institutes of higher education). The Japan Times reports that,
As the new Events Coordinator of the QS Intelligence Unit, it is my pleasure to write my first post about Edu Data Summit, a new conference initiative focusing on data and its applications in the higher education sector. The first edition will take place in London, at the Grand Connaught Rooms, on June 8-10. This event
A new year in the Chinese calendar may be upon us, but next month will see the dawn of a new era for international students looking to find work in Beijing. Starting in March, an easing of current restrictions will mean that international students should find it easier to find part-time work and to secure
China has made strides in recent years to move away from its reputation of a country that thrives on its exports. There is one resource, however, for which it remains comfortably the world’s biggest supplier: international students. The sheer volume of internationally-mobile Chinese students has led to concerns in popular destination counties such as the
QS and Global Academy Jobs join forces to make it easier for leading global minds to find the data they need. At the same time this collaboration will help ambitious universities find the best academic talent to attract research funding. “By working together we can strengthen, deepen and accelerate our combined offering and deliver on
A first release of 2016 from the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) has shown a continuing decline in higher education enrolment figures at UK institutions. The decline is particularly pronounced in part-time enrolments, adding to ongoing concerns in this regard. Total enrolments fell by 1% to 2,266,075 in the 2014/15 academic year; the fourth consecutive
Here at QS we’re preparing for another year full of rankings releases – kicking off with the QS World University Rankings by Subject in a few months’ time, followed by our regional rankings, and of course the main QS World University Rankings® in September. While rankings play an increasingly important role for many universities –