Universities all over the world use agents to bring in international students. The good ones are valuable allies for both institutions and applicants. But there is no shortage of tales of agents who cost too much and produced too little, in extreme cases causing reputation damage to the university itself. Now QS and its partner
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.
Research: Policy Note on Research Investments Russia: Revival of Academia Denmark: Effect of Teaching in English New Zealand: Dwindling Foreign Students Number
Social Media: Influence of University Official Pages Canada: Too Many PhDs? Germany: Cash for MOOCs China: UNSW Recognises Gaokao
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
Europe: European B-School Report – QS Bloomberg Australia: Battling Student Attrition US: Fall in Grad Applications Japan: Improving University Teaching