A white paper has been released that provides insights into how the global education sector has been impacted since COVID-19 spread throughout the world. Produced by Quacquarelli Symond (QS), the paper – entitled The Impact of The Coronavirus on Global ...
More »QS ranking: where Australia’s most employable grads study
The Universities of Sydney and Melbourne have both retained their top 10 positions in the latest edition of a ranking of graduate employability. The 2020 QS Graduate Employability Rankings, compiled by higher education thinktank QS Quacquarelli Symonds, put USyd at ...
More »Australia’s best student cities can’t shake price tag, feedback stink: QS ranking
Melbourne is still Australia’s best student city, if a global higher education consultancy ranking is to go by. Quacquarelli Symonds put Melbourne behind only London and Tokyo on the latest instalment of its list of best student cities. Amid public ...
More »UTS, two other young Australian unis make top 20 list
The applause for University of Technology Sydney might not yet have faded but it can once again pat itself on the back after another set of rankings gave it the top Australian spot on a list of young universities, albeit under ...
More »Australian HE sector in rude health but staff/student ratio needs work: QS ranking
The view the world’s academics hold of Australian higher education and an influx of international students has led the sector to international praise. Still, the latest QS World University Rankings, released today, brought with it cause for concern, according to ...
More »Teachers number one: 5,500 prospective students
Prospective domestic Australian university students value teacher quality the most. That's the upshot of the QS Enrolment Solutions 2018 Domestic Student Survey. Released this week, its 5,486 participants indicated that passion, real world experience and clear assessment instructions are their standout teacher characteristics. Davorin ...
More »Australia loses its podium position in global subject ranking
There’s no bronze for Australian subjects this year. The Swiss higher education system is now home to the third-highest number of departments among the top 10 in their discipline, relegating Australia to fourth place. It’s the first time Australia has not ...
More »Supporting international students can help stem attrition
It’s no secret that the international student market is Australia’s third-largest export sector – supporting Australian communities, jobs, regional economies and the country’s relationship with the world. Australian universities are sitting on a further, multi-million-dollar opportunity in terms of tuition ...
More »Relationship between international student fees and rankings ‘getting stronger’
Would you pay to study law at the University of Melbourne if it cost only a third more at Harvard? In Australia, this financial gap is set to decrease, if trends continue. Study Move has identified that international student fees ...
More »Survey results highlight philosophical debate about universities’ purpose
Have you noticed that students aren't that resilient? Eleven thousand global employers have. In the QS Global Skills Gap in the 21st Century Report, they reported a lack of resilience as the largest student skill gap, among many others. The report, ...
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