A major higher education reform has been announced in the UK government’s latest whitepaper. In simple terms the new amendment means that private companies, such as Facebook and Google, could theoretically set up their own academic institutions and these privately owned centres would have the same degree-awarding powers as traditional universities. The whitepaper, called “Success
Non-EU nationals wishing to study and carry out research in the European Union are about to find this process a lot easier. The EU’s Visa Directive was recently amended by the European Parliament, in an attempt to make entry and residence regulations for students and researchers simpler and more appealing. The new rules apply to
The QS Intelligence Unit is pleased to invite you to a series of webinars for each of the regional university rankings on June 13th. These webinars will cover each of the rankings’ methodologies, explain the latest changes and will also include a preview of the results ahead of the launch (June 14th). These webinars will
Monoglots are at a decided disadvantage in the job market. At a time when the pace of globalisation is increasing, being able to converse in more than one language is becoming more than just a desired trait. With job competition on the rise, not least in markets that are still struggling through the aftermath
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