2013 QS World University Rankings by Subject- The Headlines
To MOOC or not to MOOC?
By Martin Ince, convenor of the QS Global Academic Advisory Board Apart from some diehard cynics, everyone seems to agree that MOOCs are going to shake old-school higher education to its foundations. Or failing that, they are going to be a great marketing tool for prominent universities found near the top of the QS Rankings.
QS World University Rankings by Subject Offer New Level of Detail For Students
QSIU HE Digest – Where should governments invest their research funding?
Research: Policy Note on Research Investments Russia: Revival of Academia Denmark: Effect of Teaching in English New Zealand: Dwindling Foreign Students Number
QSIU HE Digest – University Social Media Needs Attention
Social Media: Influence of University Official Pages Canada: Too Many PhDs? Germany: Cash for MOOCs China: UNSW Recognises Gaokao
Brain Gain and the potential shifts in Higher Education
The 2013 World Economic Outlook report table by the IMF indicates that economic growth in the West will significantly lag behind most of the emerging economies and low-income countries. The effects of this trend would without doubt affect the higher education sector. The sector is already witnessing significant changes because of the shift in the
QSIU HE Digest – European B-School Report
Europe: European B-School Report – QS Bloomberg Australia: Battling Student Attrition US: Fall in Grad Applications Japan: Improving University Teaching
QSIU HE Digest – Fined for Too Many Foreign Students ?
Denmark: Fined for Too Many Foreign Students ? US: Accreditors Without Borders BRICS: Pace Differs in Building BRICs Australia: Employers ‘wary of wholly online study’