With the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2024 now live, Dr Ashwin Fernandes, QS Executive Director for Africa, Middle East & South Asia, takes a look at the newly collated data, and reflects on what this means for India’s future as a higher education destination. India’s universities are on the rise. In the recently
Indian students continue to pursue higher education abroad, in spite of a rich and diverse academic sector in India. In fact, India overtook China as the top source for international students in the US and the UK in 2023. But for the students that stay, and the Indian government, what is the higher education landscape
The evolving educational preferences of Generation Z are significantly reshaping the landscape of graduate management education (GME), according to a new QS report. Titled “Business school applicant trends and motivations in 2024”, the report uses QS International Student Survey data and in-depth interviews to show the reasons students are choosing to study at a business
China’s relationship to international study is changing. Demand for studying abroad seems to be rising post-COVID, “fuelled in part by concerns over a slowing economy at home”. Confronted with limited job prospects in their home country, students are looking to study abroad in pursuit of better opportunities. However, many students continue to encounter challenges in
By QS Quacquarelli Symonds CEO, Jessica Turner. This speech was delivered at The PIE Live Europe, where QS was the Official Insights Partner. As a global enablement partner to higher education institutions in over 60 countries and with a team of 800 colleagues who are passionate about the impact of higher education, we see the
The future of admissions is a hot topic. Universities in the big destination markets – the UK, the USA, Australia and New Zealand, and Canada – are all seeing upticks in applications, putting increased burden on admissions teams as they look to find high-quality, suitable international students. An increased number of applicants doesn’t always mean
“For a technical university, I’m happy that we can also do those green things engineers don’t normally think of.” The oldest and largest technical university in the Netherlands, Delft University of Technology, has a simple mission: “Impact for a better society.” Being more sustainable is one big way universities can have a positive impact, and
Many UK universities are finding themselves in a tough spot. According to HESA, revenue from tuition fees is rising, but rapidly growing expenditure means nearly 60% of UK universities reported a loss in 2021/22 – and that’s with finances bolstered by international student volumes to the UK outperforming overall growth in international student numbers worldwide.