Recent data indicates increasing youth unemployment across China – emphasising the ongoing pressure on the job market for recent graduates in the world’s second-largest economy post-COVID-19. Chinese businesses are also facing challenges, as they express dissatisfaction with some of the skills they require – with a significant skills gap score (assessing the disparity between the
Following India’s recent success in the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2024, Dr Vidya Yeravdekar, Chair of the FICCI Higher Education Committee and Pro-Chancellor of Symbiosis International University, explores the value Indian institutions, and their prospective students, can find in university rankings. Quality benchmarks can be seen in all sorts of industries – from
QS is proud to announce a new collaboration with El Mundo, a leading Spanish newspaper. The partnership stems from a shared vision to provide students and the higher education sector with data-led comparative insights. QS is now a data partner for El Mundo, providing insights from the QS Global Employer Survey which features the perspectives
Helping students make the right decision is the central tenet of student recruitment teams. We are fortunate that, at QS, we have regional experts who can use their knowledge to tailor their approach to student recruitment depending on where a prospective student is from. Michelle Arikpo, QS Regional Director for Africa, has been with us
The recently released QS World University Rankings by Subject 2024 ranked over 16,300 academic programmes, from 1,559 institutions. While global data offers a unique snapshot of the higher education sector, there is also significant value in taking a more regional view. Dr Ashwin Fernandes, QS Executive Director for Africa, Middle East & South Asia, has
The QS Online MBA Rankings 2024 are now live! This instalment showcases the top online MBAs, across the globe – offering an independent comparative analysis of providers as students increasingly look to these courses for a more flexible and cost-effective way of achieving their career development goals. In our newest edition, we’ve featured more
Using data from the QS International Student Survey 2023, third party data, and submissions from leading business schools, a new QS report explores graduate management education trends. Titled “Business school applicant trends and motivations in 2024” the report is designed to help the higher education sector better understand the business education landscape through international applicant
Following on from our conversations with Craig Dove and Anita Sandham, we’ve spoken to one of our very own student recruitment experts. Vinson Tam, Associate Director, Student Recruitment has been with QS since 2017. “My role focuses in helping universities develop in-country recruitment strategies, by assembling teams of local experts who understand the market and