A recent report from Hobsons, which surveyed more than 40,000 prospective students from over 200 nations, confirms the importance of career prospects as a primary motivation for intentional study. The survey was completed by both prospective undergraduates and postgraduates, accounting for 61% and 35% of responses respectively. The remaining participants were looking at foundation, vocational

Improved data collection has enabled QS to expand its unique ranking of universities in Eastern Europe and Central Asia (EECA) from 150 to 200 institutions. But there is still remarkable stability at the top. A total of 24 countries are represented in the 2016 edition of the ranking. Once again, Russia has by far the

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