Building global partnerships for sustainability: An interview with CANIE

Posted on by Louie Cornish
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International higher education can be a tremendous force for good – fostering cross-cultural understanding, promoting global citizenship, supporting economic innovation and contributing to solving global challenges. However, it comes with a carbon footprint.   CANIE (Climate Action Network for International Educators) is a grassroots non-profit initiative formed by international education practitioners around the world who see

‘The golden age is over for UK higher education’, says OfS chair. Is that the full story?

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Recently, Office for Students interim Chair, Sir David Behan, said that the “golden age of higher education” in the UK is over as significant funding crisis faces the sector. Just days prior, UK higher education minister Baroness Jacqui Smith was asked if she is willing to see a university go bust, with institutions already facing

What is a skills gap?

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At QS, we often discuss skills gaps. We did an in-depth dive on the skills gaps reported by employers of business school graduates. Skill development is incredibly important to universities and their students, with skills gaps presenting significant problems for employers, as well as universities and students.  But what is a skills gap, at QS

What are the preferences and motivations of 43,138 students looking to study in Australia and New Zealand?

Posted on by Tsharna Daniel

Destination: Australia and New Zealand is a report based on the QS International Student Survey 2024 to help universities create a more responsive student recruitment strategy. We’ve analysed the perspectives of 37,488 students interested in Australia and 11,906 interested in New Zealand.  Key findings from 43,138 students interested in studying in Australia and New Zealand Over

Quantifying the skills gap  

Posted on by Tsharna Daniel
Skills gap

At QS EduData Summit 2024, we brought together experts in the fields of AI, education, employment, and ethics to explore, among plenty of other important topics, the vital collaboration between universities and employers to address the skills gap.  One data-led session, titled ‘Quantifying the Skills Gap’ discussed strategies for aligning education with industry needs, providing

Best practices universities can adopt to embed sustainability in their curriculum 

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sustainability

Universities in Europe are striving to embed sustainability principles into their operations, curriculum, and research. The insightful discussions at the QS Higher Ed Summit: Europe 2024 highlight the region’s ongoing challenge of effectively measuring and evaluating progress in sustainable practices.  In a panel discussion titled ‘Measuring Sustainability’, experts examined the existing frameworks institutions and organisations

The positive impact of university sustainability on academic prestige

Posted on by Louie Cornish
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It was originally published in HEPI – read their version here. Increasingly driven by environmental and social consciousness, students are aligning their values for a greener, fairer future with their educational decision-making. Data collated for the QS World University Rankings 2025 reveals that there is a positive connection between a university’s sustainability outputs and their