Between 24-26th December, Dr. Christina Yan Zhang, China Director of QS Intelligence Unit was invited to visit Shantou University, the only university funded by Sir Li Ka-shing, the richest person in Asia( based on 2014 Bloomberg Billionaires Index), with a net worth of $31.9 billion. ?Sir Li Ka-Shing spoke at the annual graduation ceremony of Shantou University? Here
2014 has been an exciting year for QSIU and particularly for QS Stars. There are now 230 universities located in 45 countries who participated in QS Stars. More than 60 full audits have been completed in 2014, including two Business School audits. A dozen universities have been through a re-audit process as their previous QS
The first ranking of its kind, it was launched in a stunning city of Budapest nearing Christmas, on the 17th of December. We evaluated 368 universities from the region and published the Top 100, where 18 countries were represented. The event was a success with over 90 delegates representing over 40 different organisations from 15
The first ranking of universities in Eastern Europe and Central Asia (EECA) is published this week by QS, drawing together institutions in a region that is focusing on higher education and research as never before. Lomonosov Moscow State University emerges as the top university in the region, with a clear lead over Charles University, in
The first QS rankings for the Arab region were published as a pilot edition last month, as work continues to refine the exercise by including citations in Arabic. Saudi Arabia’s King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals headed the new ranking, which was developed in consultation with academics and university leaders in the region. More
Paris is still the best place on Earth to be a student. The French capital is number one in QS’s Best Student Cities rankings, a position it has held for all three years of their existence. This result is may look surprising given that the top French institution in the QS World University Rankings is
A social media platform that makes learning a game, and an animation system that brings scientific processes to life, are the world’s most creative innovations in higher education. They were joint winners of the overall prize in the inaugural Reimagine Education competition, whose results were announced earlier this month at a packed conference in the
