One of the most notable trends in the 2012/13 QS World University Rankings is the massive increase in the number of international students in the world’s highest ranked universities. The total figure has increased by 10 percent at the top 100 universities. This is the biggest rise in the history of the rankings. And it’s

Since 2005 QS has published reputational rankings in five core faculty areas as a companion to the overall QS World University Rankings®. These rankings are based entirely on the responses of the QS academic reputation survey, which this year drew on the views of a record 48,000 academics worldwide. As such, they offer an undiluted

Canada should double its recruitment of international students over the next decade, according to an expert panel commissioned by the federal government. The panel, which reported last month, called for an increase in scholarships and greater coordination between the provinces, which have responsibility for higher education.  The new strategy would also include extra investment in

Governments on four continents will join prospective students and universities themselves in poring over next week’s QS World University Rankings. The rankings, which will be published on September 11, are intended primarily to guide international students, their parents and advisors in their choice of university. This year, there will be 700 institutions to compare on

The World University Rankings for 2012/13 will be published next week. At their heart is the biggest-ever snapshot of informed global judgment on higher education. To create this picture, we carried out two surveys. One gathered the opinion of active academics on the universities that excel in the subjects they know about. The other asked