Australia has the third-largest share of top university departments in the world and is home to just under a tenth (8 per cent) of all programs ranked by QS. But the group warned that the nation's performance is declining in ...
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In a post-COVID world, how much do the global university rankings really contribute to the sector’s ongoing financial viability? As we know only too well, COVID-19 has laid bare the reliance of some of our most eminent institutions upon international ...
More »Ranking names ANU Australia’s most ‘international’ university
Hong Kong, the United Kingdom, Singapore and Switzerland are home to some of the most international universities in the world. That’s according to the newest edition of a Times Higher Education ranking, based on data collected from its World University ...
More »Australia sitting pretty as US, UK unis struggle with employability: recruiters
Australia no longer sits among the top five in a ranking of the world’s best countries for graduate employability – but it’s still seen as an attractive option for students. The 2020 Global University Employability Rankings, designed by French HR ...
More »University subject rankings: Who’s on top?
Australia’s rankings darling, the University of Melbourne, has dominated a series of subject ladders released by Times Higher Education. It was the nation’s best performer in seven of the eleven World University Rankings by subject. UniMelb’s best results were in ...
More »Go8 dominates US global uni ranking
The Group of Eight (Go8) has made a clean sweep of the top Australian spots in the latest global university ranking. The 2021 Best Global Universities by U.S. News & World Report ranks nearly 1,500 top institutions across 86 countries ...
More »Twelve Aussie unis in THE top 200
Twelve Australian universities have ranked in the top 200 on a 2021 ladder – more than any other year. Times Higher Education (THE) today announced the results of its World University Rankings 2021. Of the Australian universities to rank in ...
More »THE unveils Australia’s best Golden Age, Millennial universities
Australian National University has retained its podium position in an international ranking of universities established during the expansion of higher education after World War II. ANU was again ranked second on the Times Higher Education list of Golden Age universities, ...
More »QS World University Rankings by Subject shows slight Australian decline
The 10th edition of the Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings by Subject shows a 10 per cent decrease in the number of Australian university programs achieving a top-20 ranking for their subject, dipping from 68 to 61. The QS ...
More »Australia ranks second in survey of best locations to study abroad in 2020
A survey of over 30,000 students has revealed that Australia is the second-most favoured study location in the world in 2020, coming just behind Canada. The survey, conducted for the second year in a row by educations.com, also revealed that ...
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