Europe in QS World University Rankings 2014/15

While US and British institutions dominate the upper layers of the QS World University Rankings, the very different higher education systems of continental Europe emerge here as significant and well-rounded competitors. As in 2013, the top continental institutions are the German and French-speaking arms of the Swiss federal university system, ETH Zurich and EPFL respectively.

Asia in the QS World University Rankings 2014/15

The QS World University Rankings for 2014/15 suggest that although Asia has many excellent universities, its top institutions still cannot vie with the big hitters of Europe and North America. The top 200 ranked institutions include 33 in Asia. As the only nation in the region with a truly developed economy, it is no surprise

Revealing trends from Google on university-related web searches.

According to a recent BBC news story[1], the Internet giant Google has published its Top 20 most searched universities by Google users worldwide for 2014. The two main trends revealed by this latest list are not only interesting but also thought provoking. First and foremost, we are witnessing a clear and significant increase in MOOCs

What drives decisions of a 21st century MBA applicant?

Education and career decisions are too important to leave to chance. Through the MBA events QS runs, we can tap into a huge pool of potential MBA applicants. We used this opportunity to run a survey accessing 987 respondents to find out how they research information that influences their decision-making process. Interestingly, respondents were mostly