I’m pleased to announce that the third edition of the QS University Rankings: BRICS, which compares the Top 200 institutions in Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, is now live on TopUniversities.com. Why a BRICS University Rankings?  The five BRICS countries represent over 2.9  billion people, or approximately 40% of the world population; One

A survey carried out annually by Universum has found that Google is number one of the top companies to work for in the US among business students, closely followed by Walt Disney and Apple. Elsewhere in the top employers ranking, Nike shot up four places to fourth, Goldman Sachs climbed from ninth to seventh and the

Working mothers of the world should no longer feel guilty for pursuing careers away from the family home – such endeavors actually benefit their children, according to new research from Harvard Business School (HBS). Findings that offer encouragement to an emerging generation Much attention has been drawn to the results of a study – entitled

As part of an investigation into the world of work and the promise shown by digital platforms in connecting talent with suitable employment, a new report from McKinsey has uncovered some worrying statistics relating to higher education. ‘A labor market that works: Connecting talent with opportunity in the digital age’ focuses on the value of

After 1989, Romanian society moved from communism to building a democratic and market based economy, aiming to reintegrate in the European family through its political, economic, social and cultural system. In this transition process, the higher education was considered to have a specific role in creating a research and innovation system at the European level.

UK students graduating this year are the most career-focused in 14 years, a new study from UK-based higher education market research organization High Fliers Research has found. Sure, you might say, there is certainly a more vocational atmosphere in higher education, at a time when funding is diverted to subjects with more tangible outcomes, i.e.