You have probably noticed a plethora of recent news stories about China’s growing influence in Africa. And while many of them involve dams, mines and building roads, a surprising number seem to mention higher education. Kenneth King, an African studies expert and emeritus professor at Edinburgh University, is fascinated by this development, and explores it

Hi everybody, I’m Matija and I joined the Erasmus Placement programme with QS last January. At the beginning I was lost, I didn’t know the language well and I had to get used to the London life. Day by day, I’m improving my English language, my experience and creating bonds and links with this terrific

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Five students at South African universities have become the latest to benefit from the QS Scholarships Scheme, which is now ten years old. The latest scholarships were awarded at the QS Maple conference, in Johannesburg, in the presence of more than 200 university leaders and academics from Africa, the Middle East and beyond. The recipients

A new leader emerged in the QS ranking of universities that are less than 50 years old. The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), one of the youngest institutions of all, takes the accolade after moving up from third position last year’s inaugural ranking. HKUST was already the leader in the QS Asian