About this presentation -
QS Overview
QS Asia
QS London
QS Intelligence unit
QS vision
QS strives to be the most trusted on-line
and off-line meeting place for all
candidates, schools and businesses for
career and educational related
decisions.
We believe this will lead us to become
the world’s foremost media, events and
solutions company in the international
higher education field.
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QS mission
To enable motivated people to fulfil their potential
by fostering educational achievement, career
development and international mobility
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QS ASIA
Education tools, strategically created with
an Asian perspective to reach out to the
regional and international arena
Introduction to QS Asia
Activities managed by QS Asia include:
- QS-APPLE Conference and Exhibition
- QS WorldClass Seminar
- QS WorldClass SHOWCASE
- QS WorldARTS Tour
- QS-MAPLE Conference and Exhibition
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Asia Pacific Professional Leaders In Education
Asia Pacific Professional Leaders In Education
The Prime Conference and Exhibition for Top
International Educators in Asia, Europe, America and
Australasia
Helping to build world-class universities for Asia Pacific
communities through global partnership and collaboration
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Asia Pacific Professional Leaders In Education
Who should attend QS-APPLE?
University leaders and their deputies
Strategic Planners
International Directors, Recruiters and Developers
Foreign Language Specialists
All those whose portfolio includes university internationalisation and
student mobility
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Asia Pacific Professional Leaders In Education
QS Business Schools Workshop – Asia (New in 2009)
~ 23 November, delegates will hear from specialists and international leaders in
business education about trends in MBA business schools and teaching programmes
Times Higher Education-QS World University Rankings Workshop
~ Also 23 November, session includes an introduction to THE-QS World University
Ranking, New Developments and Localised Observations and ways to advance your
university’s global recognition
QS-APPLE Creative Awards
~ Celebrates impactful and effective communication, conveying to prospective
students, staff and partners the image and character of your institution’s branding
presence
QS-APPLE Exhibition - Students’ Open Evening
~ An extra evening for student access to the Exhibition to meet with institutions
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Boost your university’s global recognition
High level seminars
Topics - university evaluation, management, professional development,
ranking, global communications, global partnership development
Network with your academic peers from the Asian region and form
important new relationships
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Launch of QS WorldClass SHOWCASE in April 2010
A new print and online publication featuring:
Visions and missions of Presidents of top Asian universities
Asian Education Ministers
Global celebrities who passionately advocate the benefits of education
Leaders of major Asian corporations
Tables of the QS Asian University Rankings with commentary
Tables of THE-QS World University Rankings with commentary
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DISTRIBUTION
The printed edition of QS WorldClass SHOWCASE will be
presented to each of the two top executive heads
(e.g. President and Provost) of the following:
Top 500 Universities as featured in the THE-QS World University Rankings
Top 200 Universities as featured in the QS Asian University Rankings
China’s 106 “Project 211” Universities
Top 20 Middle Eastern Universities
Top 20 Indian Universities
Also to:
Heads of state of G20 countries
Ambassadors and high commissioners of 250 major diplomatic post worldwide
Top 200 Asian Corporations ranked by THE-QS World Rankings under “Recruiter’s Review”
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QS WorldARTS Tour – the FIRST of its KIND!
QS WorldARTS Tour is a response to the demand from
the Design and Arts institutions of the world for a specialist
marketing and student recruitment facility catering to the region
Annual event
Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Hong Kong and Seoul in
February/March 2010
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Components of QS WorldARTS
Student recruitment fairs with provision for viewing portfolios of
creative arts and for on-the-spot auditions for performing arts.
Includes performance and displays by the students of
participating institutions.
Auction of top students’ works to invited buyers
Seminars presenting many aspects of international study and
career opportunities in arts and design.
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QS London
QS Fairs
130 Postgraduate student recruitment fairs annually
QS World Grad School Tour (50 single day fairs) – www.topgradschool.com
~ A-Z of Masters and PhD
QS World MBA Tour (80 single day fairs) – www.topmba.com
~ Exclusively for Full time and Exec MBAs
(+ supporting websites, newsletters and printed guides)
Undergraduate recruitment focus through topuniversities.com,
Top Universities Guide and the new Top Universities Tour
~ New Delhi, Mymbai, Shanghai, Hong Kong & Singapore
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Other QS Activities
THE-QS World University Rankings
QS Asia Pacific Professional Leaders in Education Conference -
QS-APPLE
QS Asia special events and media – WorldClass & Showcase
QS Intelligence Unit
Career and leadership development
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Trusted. Independent. Global.
Established in 2008
Distinct and autonomous department within QS
Responding to demand for...
More comparative data
Deeper insight
Improving quality and quantity of both published and
proprietary research
Researches are in London and Singapore
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Pre-existing QS research
THE – QS World University Rankings
QS Top MBA Global 100 Business Schools
QS Top MBA Salary & Recruitment Trends
QS Top MBA Applicant Research
QS Top Grad School Applicant Research
Stronger Deeper Enhanced
Samples Analysis Presentation
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QS Top Universities
Benchmarking Service
Published rankings are only
the surface of performance
evaluation
Benchmarking can provide a
deeper insight into
performance relative to
selected comparable peer
institutions
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Our clients
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Select a number of
target institutions
from the THE-QS
World University
University of Indonesia University of Brawijaya
Rankings list
Bandung Institute of Technology Bogor Agricultural University
A mixture of domestic
and international
institutions may be best Diponegoro University Gadjah Mada University
Airlangga University ?
? ?
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Get a detailed view on each institution
Year on year ranking performance
Overall
By faculty
By indicator
Underlying data
Student and faculty numbers
Exchange program details
Additional data
Foundation years
Publication and citation data
Financial data
PhDs awarded
Graduate employment rates
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Peer group analysis
By indicator
By faculty area
More detail on Scopus bibliometric indicators
More detail on survey responses
Academic Peer Review
Employer Review
Domestic vs. International Reputation
Analysis against national/regional averages
3-5 year cycle is recommended to develop a
comprehensive perspective
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The Star Ratings System
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Limitations of rankings
Specialist strength often overlooked
Dependent on reliable collection of data for ALL
institutions
Over simplified view of institutional strength
Bias towards fully comprehensive institutions
International studies tend to focus strongly on
research
Moving target
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Ratings vs. Rankings
Ratings are not dependent on the performance of
other institutions
Ratings can be more adaptive
Ratings can include components not easily included in
rankings
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Best of Both
Working together...
A rating can provide some context to ranking results
A rating can visually signal additional complexity beneath
the ranking results
A rating can encourage users/readers to accept that
ranking results ought to be understood rather than simply
accepted
A rating can provide additional important, yet easily
consumable, information to be involved earlier in any
decision making process that might involve rankings
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Research Quality
Award Criteria Indicator Minimum Requirements
Academic Peer Review 65 academic referees
Must fulfil 2 out of 3
indicators to qualify for Citations per Paper 3 citations per paper*
one star
Papers per Faculty 3 papers per faculty*
* Thresholds likely to be adjusted dependent on whether or not the institution has a medical school
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Graduate Employability
Award Criteria Indicator Minimum Requirements
Employer Review 20 employer referees
Must fulfil 2 out of 3 80% graduates employed
indicators to qualify for Employment Rate (or accepted to further
one star study) within 12 months
Careers Service
2 full-time careers advisors
Support
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Teaching Quality
Award Criteria Indicator Minimum Requirements
75% (or above national
Overall Student
average) students
Satisfaction*
satisfied†
Must fulfil 2 out of 3
indicators to qualify for Satisfaction with 75% (or above national
one star average) students
Teaching*
satisfied†
Student Faculty Ratio 17:1 (6%)
* From existing national survey or QS equivalent
† Minimum 20% response rate required
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Infrastructure – Part 1
Award Criteria Indicator Minimum Requirements
6 of the following
•Swimming Pool
•Fitness Gym
Must fulfil 2 out of 3 •Indoor sports courts
Sporting facilities* •Outdoor sports courts
indicators to qualify for •Outdoor sports pitches
•Athletics track
one half star •Stadium
•Full-time coaches and/or medical staff
Sporting facilities is 1 on-campus medical
Medical facilities
compulsory centre
Five student administered
Student societies
societies†
* Either owned by the institution or regular student access to facilities verified by operator
† Verified by graduated alumni
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Infrastructure – Part 2
Award Criteria Indicator Minimum Requirements
Student 1 room for every first year
accommodation undergraduate* student
1 computer per 5 students
OR
IT infrastructure
Must fulfil 2 out of 3 Internet access in every
indicators to qualify for student room
one half star Investment of $100 per
student per annum
Library facilities OR
0.5 new library catalogue
entries per student
* In the case of an institution that only offers postgraduate programs – the threshold will apply
purely to international students in their first year of any postgraduate program
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Internationalisation
Award Criteria Indicator Minimum Requirements
International Faculty 5% international faculty
25% international students
International students (or 90% of permitted
Must fulfil 3 out of 4 quota)
indicators to qualify for 20 collaboration
one star International agreements with
collaborations international institutions
amongst THE-QS Top 500*
International Student One place of worship for
Support – Religious each major (global)
Facilities religious group†
* Collaborations must be verified as active in writing by an authorised representative of the partner institution
† Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism, Judaism. Multi-denominational facilities are acceptable.
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Specialist Strength
Award Criteria Indicator Minimum Requirements
Must fulfil 1 out of 2 Faculty Area Top 50 in one of 5 broad
indicators to qualify for Specialisation faculty areas (THE-QS)
one star* Top 20† in specific subject
Subject Specialisation
discipline‡
Duration: 10 - 12 weeks per project
* Star only available where an institution publicly states specialist intentions in a maximum of two broad
faculty areas – Arts & Humanities; Engineering & IT; Life Sciences & Biomedicine; Natural Sciences; Social
Sciences
† Threshold may vary dependent on the provision of available data for the given subject discipline
‡ Subject discipline rankings to be developed by QS on an ongoing basis. Disciplines will be based on narrower
areas than above but will still focus on popular areas (i.e. Physics as opposed to Nuclear Physics)
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Our global media partners
Over 300 media - TV, newspapers, magazines, online
Global coverage - CNN, Business Week, Wall Street Journal Asia,
International Herald Tribune
EU
• The Times
• Le Figaro
• Handelsblatt
• Expansion y Empleo
• Corriere della Sera
USA
• Washington Post
ASIA
• South China Morning Post
• Chicago Tribune
• Chosun Ilbo
• LA Times
• Bangkok Post
• San Francisco Chronicle
• The Times of India
Rest of World
• Toronto Star
• Millyet
• America Economia
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Loyal, ‘blue-chip’ client base
Over 220 leading universities
• LSE, UCL,Warwick, Bocconi, NUS, Seoul National, Hong Kong,
Melbourne, Columbia, Princeton, NYU….
Over 440 leading business schools
• Wharton, Duke, Chicago, INSEAD, LBS, IESE….
Over 200 multi-nationals and regional recruiters
• Morgan Stanley, Bain, A.T. Kearney, Eli Lilly, GE, Google, McKinsey ....
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All QS products and activities
QS topuniversities.com QS TopApply
QS Top Universities Guide QS World MBA Tour
QS Top Universities Tour QS World MBA Tour Premium
QS World Arts Tour - Asia QS topmba.com
QS Intelligence Unit QS topmba Newsletter
• Times Higher - QS World University Rankings QS Scorecard
• QS Stars QS MBA Career Guide
• QS Benchmarking QS MBA Scholarships
QS Asia Pacific Professional Leaders in QS topmba Connect 121
Education Conference - QS-APPLE QS World Exec MBA Tour
QS WorldClass Seminar QS TopExecEd Guide and Online
QS WorldClass Showcase (Publication) QS TopMBA Careers
QS World Grad School Tour QS Global Workplace
QS Top Grad School Guide QS Top Internships
QS topgradschool.com QS Leadership Career Forums
QS topgradschool.com Newsletter
For more information, please contact : Mandy Mok ~ mm@qs.com
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