With the release of the 12th edition of the QS World University Rankings, many of the big names in higher education continue to dominate the top spots. While MIT remains nestled safely at the number 1 slot, some major universities have leaped up in the rankings, and others have fallen drastically. So what is it

The top 10 universities in the world, as ranked in the QS World University Rankings 2015/16 have been announced! Now in it’s 12th year, the QS World University Rankings are bigger and better than ever, with changes to the methodology giving an even more accurate view of the world’s best universities. Having first been compiled

This year, QS started an insight project into the motivations of prospective international students. The first few places we’ve travelled to have all been in Europe and just last week we went truly global – having taken a 12 hour flight to Mexico City. Mexico City is notorious for having some of the busiest international

With higher education institutions increasingly connecting with their students via the internet, opportunities for the collection and utilisation of big data in university recruitment and pedagogical innovation are growing. The Guardian held an online forum in July which discussed the need for big data in higher education and what limits, if any, should be placed

There’s no doubt that international students are a valuable resource, not just to their chosen university but to their host country as a whole. These are skilled immigrants who have the language skills, experience and qualifications to make a significant contribution to the entire economy. In fact, figures from the UK Council for International Student

With so much data available, it’s almost impossible to track it all effectively. Universities need to ask themselves what it is that they really want to know about their students; this will then influence how best to track, capture and utilise their data. Simple details such as age, location, country of origin and field of