It s all About Mandy Mok CEO QS Asia Quacquarelli Symonds Singapore <University name> 8 th December 2014
To enable MOTIVATED PEOPLE around the to achieve their POTENTIAL by fostering INTERNATIONAL MOBILITY EDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT and CAREER DEVELOPMENT
May I introduce myself CEO of QS Asia - based in Singapore Established a successful career in corporate branding and positioning in the Asia-Pacific region Master s Degree in Strategic Marketing (Australia) Bachelor s Degree in Advertising & Graphic Design (United Kingdom) More than a decade of experience in the higher education sector Responsible for creating and launching high profile academic conferences like: QS-APPLE QS-MAPLE QS-WORLDOWDE QS WorldClass QS in conversation QS Summer School Summit QS Subject Focus Summit And publications: QS Showcase QS News-2-WOW-U QS Top Universities Guides
About QS Quacquarelli Symonds Founded in 1989 by Nunzio Quacquarelli First product Top MBA Career Guide In 1995 partnered with Matt Symonds and launched QS WMT London-based organisation with worldwide offices Singapore, France, USA, India, China, Australia, South Africa, Germany & Spain AMEA headquarter in Singapore Producer of the QS World & Asian University Rankings Organizers of several academic conferences under the banner of QS Education Trust a community service for both universities and students QS Education Trust: Not for profit organization providing scholarships to deserving students Proceeds from the delegate fees of all Conferences
What we do in a nutshell PUBLIC SERVICES World University Rankings Asian University Rankings Latin American Rankings BRICS Rankings Subject Rankings Best Student Cities Top 50 Under 50 MBA Salary & Rec Trends WOW Scholarships Free PR in News-2-WOW-U CLIENT DRIVEN SERVICES Conferences Seminars Student Fairs Publications Websites QS Stars Ratings Benchmarking Partner Identification Services Academic Reputation Dataset Bespoke Consulting Training Visits External Strategies Internal Strategies
About This Presentation Rankings Branding & Marketing case studies Blue oceans from QS
Understanding the QS Ranking System
QS is one of the big three ranking organisations
QS (2004) THE (2010) LEIDEN (2009) GLOBAL UNIVERSITIES RANKING (2009) ARWU (2003) MINES PARIS TECH (2007) U- MULTIRANK (2014) SCIMAGO (2009) UI GREENMETRIC (2010) HEEACT/ NTU (2007) WEBO (2004) URAP (2010) CWUR (2013) HIGH PERFORMANCE UNIVERSITIES (2009)
QS Quacquarelli Symonds is the first compiler of global and regional rankings to achieve the IREG Approved label after an extensive audit by IREG About IREG: IREG Observatory on Academic Ranking and Excellence was founded in 2004 by UNESCO and the Institute for Higher Education Policy in Warsaw IREG aims to verify that rankings are compiled professionally and with a transparent
ACADEMICS PROSPECTIVE PARTNERS PROSPECTIVE STUDENTS ALUMNI GOVERNMENT SCHOLARSHIP PROVIDERS CURRENT STUDENTS EMPLOYERS UNIVERSITY LEADERS
QS Rankings List is used for official government policy making in:
* As per European Universities Association report Rankings in Institutional Strategies and processes (led by Ellen Hazelkorn)
Philippines - CHED Thailand CHE Indonesia DIKTI Taiwan FICHET Malaysia MOHE Hong Kong UGC Korea KAFSA Korea - KAIE Vietnam MOHE Sri Lanka MOHE Worldwide OIC India UGC Bahrain MOE Saudi MOHE China MBA Supervisory China - MOHE China - Tencent
A UNIQUE LENS QS the only global ranking authority to consider it World Class University Central to the life goals of most prospective students An essential inclusion in every QS assessment
Understanding the QS World University Rankings - Methodology
Academic Reputation Employer Reputation Faculty Student 50% 50% Citations per Faculty 20% based on opinion 40% 10% 10% based on data 20% International Faculty International Students 5% 5%
20 15,050 10 20 33,785 11 20 46,079 12 5,007 16,744 25,564 21 20 13 62,084 27,957 20 14 63,676 28,759
OVER 3,500 UNIVERSITIES CONSIDERED OVER 850 UNIVERSITIES RANKED OVER 20m DIRECT WEB VISITORS OVER 60m TOTAL WEB VISITORS COVERED IN 500+ MAJOR MEDIA OUTLETS OVER 30 ACADEMIC ADVISORS OVER 90K ACADEMIC RESPONDENT S LED BY 50+ YEARS RANKING EXPERIENCE OVER 27K EMPLOYER RESPONDENT S JUST 29 NEW ENTRIES IN 2014 RUN FOR 10 YEARS IN 2013 WHATS NEXT? ARAB REGION RANKING NOV 2014
QS 10,118 THE 16,592 WEBO 26,111 ARWU 49,132
2014 2013 Indicator Institution Name (38 universities 7 increased, 15 static, 16 dropped) 31= 32 THE UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO 36 35= KYOTO UNIVERSITY 55= 55 = OSAKA UNIVERSITY 68 66 TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 71= 75= TOHOKU UNIVERSITY 103 99= NAGOYA UNIVERSITY 126 133 KYUSHU UNIVERSITY 135 144 HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY 197 193= KEIO UNIVERSITY 198= 210= UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA 220= 220= = WASEDA UNIVERSITY 294= 304= KOBE UNIVERSITY 294= 276= TOKYO MEDICAL AND DENTAL UNIVERSITY 314= 307= HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY 441-450 501-550 TOKYO METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY 491-500 441-450 CHIBA UNIVERSITY
2014 2013 Indicator Institution Name (38 universities 7 increased, 15 static, 16 dropped) 501-550 501-550 = KANAZAWA UNIVERSITY 501-550 501-550 = OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY 501-550 501-550 = YOKOHAMA CITY UNIVERSITY 551-600 551-600 = NAGASAKI UNIVERSITY 601-650 551-600 KUMAMOTO UNIVERSITY 601-650 551-600 OSAKA CITY UNIVERSITY 601-650 551-600 TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY 601-650 441-450 TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE 651-700 601-650 GIFU UNIVERSITY 651-700 651-700 = GUNMA UNIVERSITY 651-700 601-650 NIIGATA UNIVERSITY 651-700 601-650 OSAKA PREFECTURE UNIVERSITY 651-700 651-700 = YOKOHAMA NATIONAL UNIVERSITY 701+ 701+ = AOYAMA GAKUIN UNIVERSITY 701+ 701+ = DOSHISHA UNIVERSITY 701+ 701+ = KAGOSHIMA UNIVERSITY
2014 2013 Indicator Institution Name (38 universities 7 increased, 15 static, 16 dropped) 701+ 701+ = OCHANOMIZU UNIVERSITY 701+ 651-700 RITSUMEIKAN UNIVERSITY 701+ 701+ = SAITAMA UNIVERSITY 701+ 701+ = SHINSHU UNIVERSITY 701+ 701+ = TOKAI UNIVERSITY 701+ 651-700 YAMAGUCHI UNIVERSITY
Understanding the QS Asia University Rankings
Academic Reputation Employer Reputation Faculty Student 20% 40% based on opinion 30% 10% Papers per Faculty Citations per Paper 60% based on data International Faculty International Students 15% 15% 5% 5%
2014 2013 Indicator Institution Name (68 universities) 10 9 THE UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO 12 10 KYOTO UNIVERSITY 13 15 OSAKA UNIVERSITY 15 13 TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 18= 17 TOHOKU UNIVERSITY 20 18 NAGOYA UNIVERSITY 23 24 HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY 24 20 KYUSHU UNIVERSITY 34 34 = UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA 35 32 KEIO UNIVERSITY 43 41 KOBE UNIVERSITY 44 44 = WASEDA UNIVERSITY 47 47 = HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY 61 59 TOKYO MEDICAL AND DENTAL UNIVERSITY 62 60 CHIBA UNIVERSITY 67 69 KANAZAWA UNIVERSITY
2014 2013 Indicator Institution Name (68 universities) 88 87 OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY 90 74 OSAKA CITY UNIVERSITY 94 94 = TOKYO METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY 96= 81 TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY 99= 96 KUMAMOTO UNIVERSITY 103= 76 TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE 110 101 NAGASAKI UNIVERSITY 112 113 HITOTSUBASHI UNIVERSITY 117 100 YOKOHAMA CITY UNIVERSITY 119= 121 SAITAMA UNIVERSITY 122 110 NIIGATA UNIVERSITY 130 127 GUNMA UNIVERSITY 137 121 OSAKA PREFECTURE UNIVERSITY 138 132 SHINSHU UNIVERSITY 140 129 GIFU UNIVERSITY 148 125 YOKOHAMA NATIONAL UNIVERSITY
2014 2013 Indicator Institution Name (68 universities) 149 142 TOKAI UNIVERSITY 151-160 135 KAGOSHIMA UNIVERSITY 151-160 149 KITASATO UNIVERSITY 151-160 143 UNIVERSITY OF MIYAZAKI 151-160 140 YAMAGUCHI UNIVERSITY 161-170 179 GAKUSHUIN UNIVERSITY 161-170 157 MIE UNIVERSITY 161-170 184 RITSUMEIKAN UNIVERSITY 161-170 154 SOPHIA UNIVERSITY 161-170 167 YAMAGATA UNIVERSITY 171-180 172 = KYOTO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 171-180 162 OCHANOMIZU UNIVERSITY 171-180 164 SHIZUOKA UNIVERSITY 171-180 147 TOYOTA TECHNOLOGICAL INSTITUTE 181-190 179 INTERNATIONAL CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY 181-190 196 KOCHI UNIVERSITY
2014 2013 Indicator Institution Name (68 universities) 181-190 204 RIKKYO UNIVERSITY 191-200 212 KYUSHU INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 191-200 175 SAGA UNIVERSITY 201-250 258 AKITA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY 201-250 208 = AKITA PREFECTURAL UNIVERSITY 201-250 267 AOYAMA GAKUIN UNIVERSITY 201-250 218 = HIROSAKI UNIVERSITY 201-250 215 = IWATE UNIVERSITY 201-250 212 = JAPAN WOMEN'S UNIVERSITY 201-250 187 KINKI UNIVERSITY (KINDAI UNIVERSITY) 201-250 178 KYOTO UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION 201-250 238 = MEIJI UNIVERSITY 201-250 173 NARA WOMEN'S UNIVERSITY 201-250 230 = NIHON UNIVERSITY 201-250 202 = THE UNIVERSITY OF SHIMANE 251-300 286 = CHUO UNIVERSITY
2014 2013 Indicator Institution Name (68 universities) 251-300 235 DOSHISHA UNIVERSITY 251-300 275 = FUTURE UNIVERSITY HAKODATE 251-300 290 = SOJO UNIVERSITY 251-300 271 = YAMAGUCHI PREFECTURAL UNIVERSITY
Understanding the QS University Rankings - Academic Reputation
Geographical/Cultural diversity Unbiased approach to different subjects Contemporary Relevance Reduce language bias
Peer Review is an indicator of the average research reputation of an institution. Good Research and Good Branding equates better academic reputation
The Academic Reputation Index is the centrepiece( 中 央 にある もの) of the QS World University Rankings carrying a huge weightage Previous year respondents IBIS Worldwide Academic and Library File (previously: Mardev DM2 (data division of Reed Business Information) Higher Education Database (HED) US Qualtrics panels Academic Sign-up (iu.qs.com) Institution supplied lists
Survey Solicitation( 誘 うもの) or Promotion It is not permitted to independently promote participation in QS surveys, nor to solicit or coach specific responses from expected respondents to any survey contributing to any QS ranking.
Understanding the QS University Rankings - Research
Scopus (last 5 years) Better quality and mix of papers(の 意 味 ) than Web of Science Over 160 more journals(subjects) than Web of Science
Rankings have many faults and do not adequately describe universities and cannot show whether one institution is better than another but I am very happy when Cambridge is rated as the top university in the world ALISON RICHARD Former Vice-Chancellor University of Cambridge
Understanding the QS University Rankings - What next?
Does QS have all your university variation( 変 化 する 事 ) names? Have you submitted your list of academic peers? Have you submitted your list of employers? Have you submitted the most accurate data? What steps are you taking to ensure outreach?
Blue Ocean Strategies from QS
Global visibility from QS: External Strategies Conferences
Asia Pacific Conference The Prime Conference and Exhibition for Top International Educators in Asia, Europe, America and Australasia Why you should attend Meet over 800 high profile university leaders & academics from all over Asia & Australia Organizing Partner: 25 th 27 th November 2015 Melbourne, Australia 12 th QS-APPLE 2016 Kuala Lumpur (hosted by Universiti Malaysia Perlis) 13 th QS-APPLE 2017 Taipei (hosted by China Medical University & Asia University) 14 th QS-APPLE 2018 Seoul (hosted by Chung Ang University) 15 th QS-APPLE 2019 Available for hosting in Asia-Pacific www.qsapple.org
Look out for recognition through awards! 11t h Award Categories: Gold, Silver & Bronze for each of the following categories: Most Creative Corporate Video Best International Student Recruitment Brochure Best International Print Advertisement Best International Website Page 2014 Video - Gold 2014 Print - Gold 2014 Brochure - Gold 2014 Webpage - Gold 2014 Booth Kazakhstan Singapore Russia Korea Russia www.qsapple.org
First Thai University to win an award in the QS-APPLE Creative Awards in the Best Video category www.qsapple.org
Middle East & North Africa Conference International Innovation and Co-operation in Higher Education Why you should attend Meet over 300 high profile university leaders & academics from the Middle East, Africa & Asia. Organizing Partner: 5 th 7 th May 2015 Doha, Qatar 6 th QS-MAPLE 2016 Al Ain, UAE (hosted by UAE University) 7 th QS-MAPLE 2017 Dubai (hosted by Universiti Malaysia Perlis & HCT) 8 th QS-MAPLE 2018 Available for hosting in Middle East or North Africa 2014: Khalifa University & Abu Dhabi Education Council co-hosted the 4 th QS-MAPLE in Abu Dhabi 2013: Nanyang Technological University & University of Johannesburg jointly co-hosted the 3 rd QS-MAPLE in Johannesburg www.qsmaple.org
Intelligence Squared Debate The Intelligence Squared Debate is a unique new intellectual experience to engage all delegates. This differentiates QS-MAPLE from other events. A motion is presented to the audience and put to vote by the show of cards Debate follows with a panel speaking for and against the motion putting their viewpoints forward The motion is then put to vote again and it is surprising to see the sway of votes from the first ballot www.qsmaple.org
Sub-Saharan Africa Conference First Conference in August 2015 in Rwanda Focused on the needs of Sub-Saharan African countries Providing a global platform for the world to connect with Africa Organizing Partner: www.qssaple.org
First Conference 29 th & 30 th September 2015 in Nizhny Novgorod Focused on the needs of Central Asian, Eastern European & Russian countries Organizing Partner: www.qsapple2.org
More External Strategies Seminars
Engage & Empower! Where leaders in higher education come together 2-day seminar for key decision makers at universities Exclusive event for key decision makers Networking with like-minded peers By invitation only 2 delegates per university Modeled after the corporate networking lifestyle Organizing Partner: 25 th 27 th March 2015 Phuket, Thailand 8 th QS WorldClass 2016 Sentosa, Singapore (hosted by NTU & University of Jo burg) 9 th QS WorldClass 2017 Taipei, Taiwan (hosted by NTUT Taipei Tech) 10 th QS WorldClass 2018 Al Ain, UAE (hosted by UAE University) 11 th QS WorldClass 2019 onwards Available for hosting www.qsworldclass.com
Summer is no longer a time when classrooms are empty Why you should attend QS Summer School Summit can help you create a strong and effective global network of institutional partnerships that deliver quick and tangible results. 3 rd 4 th December 2014 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Organising Partner: Universiti Malaya www.qssummerschool.com
Why you should attend QS Subject Focus Summit will focus on the following themes: Industry Partnerships How can universities and industry develop strategic partnerships Civil Engineering Talent Attracting top talent to your programs Engineering Research Research and Entrepreneurship June 8 th -10 th 2015 Singapore Organising Partner: Nanyang Technological University Singapore
Go beyond your home country! Higher Education in Asia: Models, Transformations and Challenges with Brunei Why you should attend Focused roundtable forum to discuss and debate on the future of higher education 14 th 16 th October 2014 Empire Resort & Country Club Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Organising Partner: Universiti Brunei Darussalam www.qsinconversation.com
Go beyond your home country! Higher Education in Developing Economies: Challenges and roadmap for the future with India Why you should attend Focused roundtable forum to discuss and debate on the future of higher education in developing economies 29 th 30 th January, 2015 Amity University Campus Noida, New Delhi Organising Partner: Amity University www.qsinconversation.com
Even More External Strategies Publications
QS Showcase An exclusive top-level presentation of the workings of the world s best universities Designed to celebrate the Asian, Middle Eastern, African and Latin American universities success and raise their profiles to the next level of visibility in the international arena The ONLY and most targeted and prestigious print & online medium for Presidents to share their vision, mission and research breakthroughs with like-minded peers View the eshowcase online at www.qsshowcase.com
DISTRIBUTION The printed edition of QS 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 QS World University Rankings Top 200 Universities as featured in the QS Asian University Rankings Top 50 universities as featured in the QS Latin American Rankings China s 106 Project 211 Universities & Project 985 Universities Top 20 Middle Eastern Universities Top 20 Indian Universities Top 20 African Universities Also to: Heads of state of G20 countries Presidents of Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Heads of Gulf Co-operation Council (GCC) Countries 250 major diplomatic offices and embassies worldwide Ministers of Education in Asia, Middle East, Africa & Latin America Top 200 Asian, Middle Eastern, African & Latin American Corporations ranked by QS World Rankings under Recruiter s Review Database of over half a million educators (e-version) Available as free app to over 100 million Apple ipad users worldwide View the eshowcase online at www.qsshowcase.com
It s all about your WOW news WOW - a new concept in print and online publication featuring: University success stories from around the world! Free PR Covers news with a WOW factor Quarterly Newsletter Targeted and focused reach View the enewsletter online at www.qsnews2wow-u.com
REGIONAL CIRCULATION BREAKDOWN OF QS NEWS-2-WOW-U NEWSLETTER A complimentary copy is sent to ALL Presidents of ALL the universities listed below: ASIA - 2,568 universities MIDDLE EAST - 655 universities Bangladesh 68 Algeria 11 Brunei 7 Armenia 12 Bhutan 3 Azerbaijan 21 Cambodia 25 Bahrain 19 China 656 Egypt 48 Hong Kong 9 Georgia 35 India 325 Iran 188 Indonesia 75 Iraq 32 Japan 528Israel 7 Laos 2 Jordan 40 Kuwait 8 Macau 8 Lebanon 36 Libya 9 Malaysia 12 Morocco 14 Mongolia 8 Oman 20 Myanmar 55 Palestinian 24 Nepal 5 Qatar 9 Pakistan 136Saudi Arabia 46 Philippines 121 United Arab Emirates Singapore 5 44 South Korea 211Yemen 11 Sri Lanka 25 Thailand 143 Taiwan 136 Vietnam 56 AFRICA - 485 universities Angola 8 Madagascar 9 Benin Malawi 5 4 Botswana Mali 3 1 Burkina Faso Mauritania 3 1 Burundi Mauritius 4 3 Cameroon Mozambique 12 10 Namibia 3 Cape Verde Niger 6 2 Chad Nigeria2 72 Cote d Ivoire Rwanda 4 11 Republic of Congo Senegal 5 10 Sierra Leone 2 Djibouti Somalia 1 25 Egypt South Africa 22 47 Sudan 34 Eritrea Swaziland 1 1 Ethiopia Tanzania 19 23 Togo 2 Gabon Tunisia2 12 Gambia Uganda 1 25 Ghana 47 Zambia 8 Guinea Zimbabwe 2 Guinea-Bissau 1 9 Kenya 50 Lesotho 1 Liberia 3 E-edition to half a million educators worldwide Available as free app to over 100 million Apple ipad users worldwide AMERICA & EUROPE Top 500 universities from the QS World University Rankings TOTAL: 4,259 universities View the enewsletter online at www.qsnews2wow-u.com
Expand your summer school program to students and faculties worldwide Supplement Benefit from the extensive distribution network of QS News-2-WOW-U Project your university s excellence to the world Attract students from all over the world for your 2014 summer school program Very attractive advertising options View the enewsletter online at www.qsnews2wow-u.com
Exclusive section for Academic job vacancies around the world WOW Jobs Advertise your university academic vacancies to our extensive readership Free placement for the November 2014 & February 2015 editions Attract the best faculty and administrative talent Very attractive advertising options View the enewsletter online at www.qsnews2wow-u.com
The Official Guide for the QS World University Rankings Academic Community: Presidents of Top 500 universities as defined by QS World University Rankings Presidents of Top 200 universities as defined by QS Asian University Rankings International educators at major conferences (NAFSA, EAIE, QS-APPLE, QS- MAPLE) Career counselors and head teachers of selected international high schools Half a million university academics and administrators worldwide Students: Prospective students at major international education events Top-quality students at QS own events worldwide (QS WMT, WGST & WUT) Others: Education journalists and editors of selected international media Selected advisers in government ministries, agencies Selected international graduate employers Selected libraries in major cities Database of over half a million educators (e-version) Available as free app to over 100 million Apple ipad users worldwide Available as a USB Thumb drive www.qstopuniversitiesguide.com
The Official Guide for the QS World University Rankings Academic Community: China "Project 211" & "Project 985 universities China "2011 Plan institute and programs. Top 700 academies, institutes and colleges National Level Education Association for Higher Education institutes High schools libraries and government libraries in each province National Education agents and their branches National Higher Education conference National International Education Expo Tour Endorsed & distributed by MOE China Online (Social Media of China): QQ and SOHU (equivalent to Yahoo), BAIDU (equivalent to Google) RENREN (equivalent to Facebook) WEIBO (equivalent to Twitter) WEIXIN / WECHAT (equivalent to WhatsApp) Database of over half a million educators (e-version) Available as free app to over 100 million Apple ipad users worldwide Available as a USB Thumb drive www.qstopuniversitiesguide.com
External Strategies Online
QS WORLDWIDE qsapple.org qsmaple.org qsworldwide.org qsworldclass.com Summit qsinconversation.com qssummerschool.com qswownews.com SUBJECT FOCUS SUMMIT qssubject.org topmba.com topuniversities.com
The EXPRESSO family A Staple of International branding
Presenting the staple medium for international branding and global visibility The QS Asia Expresso Family Double Expresso A: Plus QS Stars QS Showcase Gold Package QS Top Universities Guide English & Chinese editions QS News-2-WOW-U newsletter 4 issues QS Stars International Evaluation Total Cost: US$132,300 Special Price: US$92,000 (Less 30%) Double Expresso B: Plus QS Benchmarking QS Showcase Gold Package QS Top Universities Guide English & Chinese editions QS News-2-WOW-U newsletter 4 issues QS Benchmarking Total Cost: US$144,000 Special Price: US$100,000 (Less 30%) Expresso Classic QS Showcase Gold Package QS Top Universities Guide English & Chinese editions QS News-2-WOW-U newsletter 4 issues: $18,000 Total Cost: US$99,000 Special Price: US$69,000 (Less 30%) Mini Expresso QS Top Universities Guide English & Chinese editions QS News-2-WOW-U newsletter 4 issues Total Cost: US$34,000 Special Price: US$29,000 (Less 15%)
Presenting the staple medium for international branding and global visibility QS News-2-WOW-U (2015 Editions) QS Skinny Package QS News-2-WOW-U newsletter 4 issues (Feb, May, Aug & Nov 2015) Total Cost: US$18,000 Special Price: US$17,100 (Less 5%)
External Strategies International Student Recruitment Fairs
QS World Tours (International Recruitment Fairs) 2014 266 fairs 105 cities 51 countries One of the largest operator worldwide!
World MBA Tour / Top MBA Career Guide/ topmba.com World Exec MBA Tour Top Executive Guide
The World MBA Tour (WMT) Spring 2014: North America Sat 25-Jan San Francisco MINI Sun 26-Jan Los Angeles MINI Tue 28-Jan San Diego MINI Thu 30-Jan Vancouver MINI Sat 1-Feb Toronto Mon 3-Feb Chicago Tue 4-Feb Boston Thu 6-Feb Washington DC Sun 9-Feb New York Sat 3-May New York May Sun 4-May Toronto May EMBA Tour Day Date EMBA Sat 1-Feb Toronto Thu 6-Feb Washington DC Sun 9-Feb New York Sat 8-Mar London Sat 15-Mar Frankfurt Sat 22-Mar Paris Sat 29-Mar Moscow Fri 16-May Dubai Europe Sat 1-Mar Istanbul Mon 3-Mar Lisbon Thu 6-Mar Rome Sat 8-Mar London Mon 10-Mar Brussels MINI Thu 13-Mar Hamburg MINI Sat 15-Mar Frankfurt WiL Mon 17-Mar Geneva Wed 19-Mar Vienna Sat 22-Mar Paris Tue 25-Mar Tbilisi MINI Thu 27-Mar Baku MINI Sat 29-Mar Moscow Tue 1-Apr St Petersburg MINI Thu 3-Apr Almaty MINI Sat 5-Apr Amsterdam MINI Africa Thu 8-May Accra Sat 10-May Lagos Mon 12-May Nairobi Wed 14-May Joburg Middle East & India Fri 16-May Dubai Sun 18-May Bangalore Tue 20-May Hyderabad Thu 22-May Delhi Sat 24-May Mumbai www.topmba.com
The World MBA Tour (WMT) Fall 2014: www.topmba.com
World Grad School Tour Top Grad School Guide topgradschool.com
Europe The A to Z of Masters and PhD The World Grad School Tour Spring 2014 North America Thu 6-Feb Washington Sun 9-Feb New York Sat 3-May New York Sun 4-May Toronto Sat 1-Mar Istanbul Sun 2-Mar Ankara Tue 4-Mar Athens Thu 6-Mar Rome Sat 8-Mar Milan Tue 11-Mar Barcelona Thu 13-Mar Stockholm Sat 15-Mar London Mon 17-Mar Moscow Wed 19-Mar St Petersburg Sat 22-Mar Paris South America Mon 24-Mar Quito Wed 26-Mar Bogota Sat 29-Mar Medellin Mon 31-Mar Panama Wed 2-Apr S Salvador Fri 4-Apr S Jose Africa www.topgradschool.com Thu 8-May Accra Sat 10-May Lagos Mon 12-May Nairobi Wed 14-May Joburg
The World Grad School Tour Fall 2014 The A to Z of Masters and PhD www.topgradschool.com
The World Grad School Tour Spring 2015 The A to Z of Masters and PhD www.topgradschool.com
World Universities Tour Top Universities Guide topuniversities.com
The World Universities Tour 2014 Primarily for the Undergrads 70% of the world s international students come from Asia An annual circuit of one-day fairs planned for 2014 & 2015 www.topuniversities.com/tour
Internal Strategies Complementing Rankings QS Stars Rating
Oversimplified Strengths of rankings Limitations of rankings FAILS TO CAPTURE INSTITUTIONAL DIVERSITY SPECIALIST STRENGTHS OVERLOOKED SIMPLE & ACCESSIBLE BASIS FOR TRANS- NATIONAL BENCHMARKS BASED ON LIMITED DATA PRINT FRIENDLY HUGELY POPULAR LOW USER INVESTMENT ONLY SPEAKS TO OVERALL STRENGTH RELATIVE PERFORMANCE
What is QS Stars? GLOBAL STANDARD BROAD BASED RATING CAPTURES DIVERSITY CHOSEN SYSTEM GLOBALLY OWN TIME OWN TARGET PICKS OUT KEY STRENGTHS ALL UNIVERSITIES QUALIFY INCREASED PRESENCE QUICK TO IMPLEMENT MARKETING TOOL
BENEFITS TO STUDENTS SIMPLE INTUITIVE VISUAL NOTATION EASY TO UNDERSTAND METHODOLOGY DEEPER INSIGHT INTO UNIVERSITY PERFORMANCE ADDRESSES ISSUES RELEVANT TO STUDENTS Graduate Employability Student Experience 88 Teaching Quality
Points Available 1000 Core Criteria 600 Teaching 6 indicators 150 Employability 3 indicators 150 Research 5 indicators 150 Internationalization 7 indicators 150 Learning Environment 100 Facilities 6 indicators 100 OR Online/Distance 6 indicators 100 Specialist Criteria 200 Discipline Ranking 2 indicators 150 Accreditation 2 indicators 50 Advanced Criteria 100 Innovation 3 indicators 50 OR Culture 3 indicators 50 OR Access 4 indicators 50 OR Engagement 4 indicators 50 Select any 2 of the 4 listed www.iu.qs.com
CORE: TEACHING 150 Overall student satisfaction OR Completion 40 75% student satisfaction or higher with scaled scores down to 50% student satisfaction. 90% of students scheduled to graduate succeeding in doing so scaled down to 60% Satisfaction with teaching OR Faculty with PhD 40 75% student satisfaction or higher with scaled scores down to 50% student satisfaction. 80% scaled down to 60% of faculty with PhD or equivalent terminal degree Further study 20 30% scaled down to 10% of graduated students pursuing further study within 12 months of graduation Faculty student ratio 50 Maximum points for a 10:1ratio (10%) scaled down to a ratio of 50:1 (2%) www.iu.qs.com
CORE: EMPLOYABILITY 150 Employer Reputation OR Campus employer presence 50 50 employer referees or over. Scaled proportion of the points thereafter based on employer survey data from the QS World University Rankings Graduate employment rate 50 90% scaled down to 50% of graduated students employed within 12 months of graduation (excluding those not actively seeking work e.g. pursuing further study) Careers service support 50 10 full-time careers advisors scaled down to 2 OR 1 full-time careers advisor per 1000 students OR 25 full-time staff working in the careers service. www.iu.qs.com
CORE: RESEARCH 150 Academic reputation 40 200 academic referees or over. Scaled proportion of the points thereafter based on academic survey data from the QS World University Rankings. Citations per paper 6 citations per paper (adjusted for specialist institutions with negligible activity in medicine, science and technology) Papers per faculty OR Arts-related outputs 40 40 7 papers per faculty member (Scopus) Recognition of academic outputs in disciplines where journal articles are not pervasive Prolific academic experts 30 20 faculty members internationally recognized for work (e.g. Nobel Prizes or equivalent awards) www.iu.qs.com
CORE: INTERNATIONALISATION (1) 150 International faculty 20 25% international faculty International collaboration 50 50 university research collaborations with QS top 500 universities in previous 3 years published rankings or joint-degree programmes International students 20 20% international students Religious facilities 10 1 place of worship for a minimum of 3 major religious groups (Christianity, Islam, Sikhism/Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism or Judaism) OR 1 Multi-denominational religious facility www.iu.qs.com
CORE: INTERNATIONALISATION (2) 150 Inbound exchange students 20 2% inbound students against total number of students Outbound exchange students 20 2% outbound students against total number of students International diversity 10 50 nationalities scaled down to 5 represented in student body www.iu.qs.com
LEARNING ENVIRONMENT: FACILITIES (1) 100 Sporting facilities 20 Provision of key, popular sporting facilities (e.g. swimming pool, gym, track, Indoor & outdoor sports courts, stadium, full-time sports coach or dedicated sport medical staff) Medical facilities 10 1 on-campus medical centre with minimum 1 full time qualified medical doctor OR 1 full time nurse per every 3000 full time students Student societies 10 50 scaled down to 10 student administered organizations www.iu.qs.com
LEARNING ENVIRONMENT: FACILITIES (2) 100 Student accommodation 20 Maximum points for the same number of rooms available in student residences as first year students IT infrastructure 20 1 on computer per 5 students OR internet access in every university provided student residence OR WIFI access across 90% scaled down to 60% of campus area (excluding parks and sports fields) Library facilities 20 Investment of $250 scaled down to $10 per student over the past year OR 3 scaled down to 1 new library catalogue entry per student. www.iu.qs.com
LEARNING ENVIRONMENT: ONLINE/DISTANCE (1) 100 10 Latest technology 20 Use of new technology for program deployment Track record 10 Length of time the institution has been operating successful online programs Student faculty engagement 20 Regular access to faculty for one on one support www.iu.qs.com
LEARNING ENVIRONMENT: ONLINE/DISTANCE (2) 100 10 Student Interaction 20 Opportunities to meet and interact with fellow students Commitment to online 10 Number/proportion of programs made available online Reputation 20 Number of organizations using programs and technology for staff training www.iu.qs.com
SPECIALIST CRITERIA: DISCIPLINE RANKING 150 Faculty area ranking 150 Highly ranked in any of one of 5 broad specialist areas based on the QS World University Rankings: By Faculty. Maximum points for ranked position 1-50, scaled down to 10 points at position 300. OR Specific subject ranking 150 Highest scoring discipline based on one of the Subject Area Ranking by QS or respected alternate publisher. Maximum points for ranked positions 1-20 scaled down to a maximum of 10 points at position 200 www.iu.qs.com
SPECIALIST CRITERIA: ACCREDITATION 50 Internationally recognized accreditations 50 25 points for an internationally recognized accreditation and 10 points for a national accreditation up to a maximum of 50 points OR Nationally recognized accreditations 50 25 points for an internationally recognized accreditation and 10 points for a national accreditation up to a maximum of 50 points www.iu.qs.com
ADVANCED CRITERIA: (any 2 of the 4) INNOVATION 50 Patents 20 50 active patents registered with national or international patent offices Spin-off companies 10 5 spin-off companies established in the last 5 years still operating and no longer requiring support from the university Industrial research 20 10 distinct corporations (non-university), yielding publications in Scopus in the last 5 years www.iu.qs.com
ADVANCED CRITERIA: (any 2 of the 4) CULTURE 50 Concerts and exhibitions 20 500 scaled down to 300 concerts and exhibitions featuring the work or performances of students and faculty Credits and cultural awards 20 100 scaled down to 60 credits or cultural awards for students, faculty members or the institution as a whole publically accessible works Cultural investment 10 1% of turnover or USD$2 million contribution to arts projects outside the university OR investment in cultural preservation www.iu.qs.com
ADVANCED CRITERIA: (any 2 of the 4) ACCESS 50 Scholarships and bursaries 20 2% of turnover spent on funds for scholarships OR attendance made possible for 200 students on 50% scholarships Disabled access 10 Based on presence of a map identifying wheelchair access points, 80% scaled down to 40% of campus area with wheelchair access Gender balance 10 50:50 scaled down to 60:40 for either gender Low-income outreach 10 5% scaled to 15% of students identified as low-income OR 1% of turnover or USD$2 million investment in promotion to low-income families. www.iu.qs.com
ADVANCED CRITERIA: (any 2 of the 4) ENGAGEMENT 50 Community investment and development 20 1% of turnover or USD$2 million contribution to community projects within 200km of any campus of affiliated facility Charity work and disaster relief 10 1% of turnover or USD$2 million contribution to national or international causes and charities Regional human capital development 10 50% scaled down to 30% of graduates employed in the region OR proportion of students from the region Environmental impact 10 Sustainability webpage, Energy Conservation Program, Water conservative Program, Recycle Program, Transportation Policy www.iu.qs.com
Scoring Thresholds 2 stars 250/1000 4 stars 550/1000 1 star 100/1000 3 stars 400/1000 5 stars 700/1000
PRE-REQUISITES Grants own degrees 1 Star 2 Stars 3 Stars 4 Stars 5% international faculty 5 Stars 75 academic referees or 2 citations per academic 1% international students 5% international students 85 points in employability 70 points in facilities 150 academic referees or 3 citations per academic www.iu.qs.com
FIVE STARS PLUS THE GOLD STANDARD MINIMUM 900 POINTS FIVE STARS IN ALL EVALUATED AREAS www.iu.qs.com
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Stars Institution Name Country 5+ Nanyang Technological University Singapore 5+ The University of Queensland Australia 5+ Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) United States 5+ Université de Montréal Canada 5+ Monash University Australia 5+ Seoul National University South Korea 5+ Australian National University Australia 5+ The University of New South Wales UNSW Australia 5+ The University of Auckland New Zealand 5+ The Ohio State University United States 5+ University of Waterloo Canada 5+ University of Western Australia Australia 5 King's College London United Kingdom 5 University of Technology, Sydney Australia 5 The University of Newcastle Australia 5 The University of Canterbury New Zealand 5 RMIT University Australia 5 KTH Royal Institute of Technology Sweden 5 University College Cork Ireland 5 Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU) South Korea 5 University of Wollongong Australia 5 Queensland University of Technology Australia 5 National University of Ireland, Galway Ireland 5 Lund University Sweden 5 University of South Australia Australia 5 Deakin University Australia 5 Newcastle University United Kingdom 5 University of Western Ontario Canada 5 University of Leicester United Kingdom 5 University of Strathclyde United Kingdom 5 Tecnológico de Monterrey Mexico 5 Griffith University Australia 5 Aalborg University Denmark 5 University of Calgary Canada 5 Macquarie University Australia Stars Institution Name Country 5 King Abdulaziz University Saudi Arabia 5 King Saud University Saudi Arabia 5 University of Guelph Canada 5 University of Technology, Sydney Australia 5 University of Twente Netherlands 5 Bond University Australia 5 Curtin University Australia 5 University of Malaya Malaysia 5 University of Canterbury New Zealand 5 Loughborough University United Kingdom 5 University of Limerick Ireland 4 IE University Spain 4 King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals Saudi Arabia 4 Institut Teknologi Bandung Indonesia 4 University of Limerick Ireland 4 Swinburne University of Technology Australia 4 University of Tasmania Australia 4 Massey University New Zealand 4 Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais Brazil 4 Swansea University United Kingdom 4 University of Central Lancashire United Kingdom 4 National Chengchi University Taiwan 4 Università di Pisa Italy 4 Sydney Business School, University of Wollongong Australia 4 The AUT Business School New Zealand 4 Universidad de Alcalá Spain 4 Deakin Graduate School of Business and Law Australia 4 Universidade de Coimbra Portugal 4 University of South Florida United States 4 Université de Liège Belgium 4 Universidad de las Americas Puebla (UDLAP) Mexico 4 Chonbuk National University South Korea 4 Auckland University of Technology New Zealand 4 Universidade Estadual Paulista "Júlio de Mesquita Brazil
Stars Institution Name Country 4 University of Huddersfield United Kingdom 4 Kaohsiung Medical University Taiwan 3 Amity University India 3 Gulf Medical University UAE 3 Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore Italy 3 Al-Farabi National Kazakh University Kazakhstan 3 Universidad San Francisco de Quito Ecuador 3 Murdoch University Australia 3 CESINE University Spain 3 Mahasarakham University Thailand 3 Bath Spa University United Kingdom 3 MGIMO Russia 3 Jordan University of Science & Technology Jordan 3 Eastern Mediterranean University Turkey 3 Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León Mexico 3 FPT University Vietnam 3 Vilnius Gediminas Technical University Lithuania 3 National Research University Russia 3 Universitas Brawijaya Indonesia 3 North West University South Africa 3 Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidago Mexico 3 Universidad de Monterrey UDEM Mexico 3 N.I. Lobachevsky State University of Nizhni Novgorod Russia 3 Central Queensland University Australia 3 University of Jordan Jordan 3 Siberian Federal University Russia 3 Universiti Teknologi Petronas Malaysia 3 COMSATS Institute of Information Technology Pakistan 3 Universidad Argentina de la Empresa - UADE Argentina 3 Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana Colombia 3 Universiti Malaysia Perlis Malaysia 3 Sumy State University Ukraine 3 Novosibirsk State Technical University Russia 3 BINUS UNIVERSITY (Bina Nusantara University) Indonesia Stars Institution Name Country 3 National Research University of Electronic Technology (MIET) Russia 3 Kazan Federal University Russia 3 CESINE University Spain 2 Universitas Sebelas Maret Indonesia 2 Universitas Brawijaya Indonesia 2 Universitas Katolik Parahyangan Indonesia 2 Institut Pertanian Bogor Indonesia 2 Universitas Airlangga Indonesia 2 Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember Indonesia 2 Universitas Islam Indonesia Indonesia 2 Universitas Diponegoro Indonesia 2 Universitas Gunadarma Indonesia 2 Universitas Muhammadiyah Malang Indonesia 2 BINUS UNIVERSITY (Bina Nusantara University) Indonesia 2 Universitas Jember Indonesia 2 Universitas Kristen Petra Indonesia 2 Universitas Padjadjaran Indonesia 2 STIE Triatma Mulya Indonesia 2 Southern Cross University Australia 2 University of Cumbria United Kingdom 2 Universitas Surabaya Indonesia 2 Vytautas Magnus University Lithuania 2 Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia Indonesia 2 Qassim University Saudi Arabia 2 Volgograd State University Russia 2 University of Kufa Iraq 2 Babylon University Iraq 2 Universitas Nasional Indonesia 2 Innovative University of Eurasia Kazakhstan 2 Karaganda Economical University of Kazpotrebsoyuz Kazakhstan 2 National Mineral Resources University Russia 2 Zhetysu State University named after I. Zhansugurov Kazakhstan 2 Universitas Sebelas Maret Indonesia
Stars Institution Name Country 1 Universitas Hasanuddin Indonesia 1 Universitas Negeri Malang (State University of Malang) Indonesia 1 Institut Teknologi Nasional Indonesia 1 Universitas Syiah Kuala Indonesia 1 Universitas Atma Jaya Yogyakarta Indonesia 1 Universitas Lampung Indonesia 1 Politeknik Negeri Ujung Pandang Indonesia 1 Gorontalo State University Indonesia 1 Universitas Andalas Indonesia 1 Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta Indonesia 1 Universitas Udayana Indonesia 1 Universitas Ahmad Dahlan Indonesia 1 Universitas Muhammadiyah Surakarta Indonesia 1 Universitas Sriwijaya Indonesia 1 Universitas Negeri Makassar Indonesia 1 STSI Bandung Indonesia 1 Universitas Pendidikan Ganesha Indonesia 1 Universitas Muhammadiyah Prof.Dr.Hamka Indonesia 1 Universitas Sanata Dharma Indonesia 1 Universitas Tanjungpura Indonesia 1 Universitas Pasundan Indonesia 1 Universitas Mataram Indonesia 1 Universitas Sam Ratulangi Manado Indonesia 1 Universitas Bengkulu Indonesia
NTU is participating in a QS Stars audit to establish our strengths as a university across a broader set of criteria than can be measured in any ranking system, to provide valuable information for our many stakeholders: students, employers, fellow academics as well as our local community. 119 PROFESSOR BERTIL ANDERSSON President, Nanyang Technological University
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Internal Strategies QS Benchmarking
QSIU BENCHMARKING SERVICE: WHAT IS IT? CLEAR and CUSTOMISED performance analysis based on data collected for the QS World University Rankings PRECISE insight into performance by comparing peer institutions ANALYTICS on key ranking indicators to assist in setting realistic and achievable targets
The reports have served us to better know our strengths and deficiencies/opportunities and to take appropriate actions for improvement. DR. FRANCISCO J. CANTU Dean of the Research and Graduate Studies Office, Tecnológico de Monterrey
The standard benchmarking report consists of five modules. Each module highlights different aspects of an institution s profile and reveals a deeper insight into performance for both the client and the selected peer group.
MODULE 1 INSTITUTION REPORTS Delivers data in a variety of areas for the client and each peer institution PERSONNEL, EXCHANGE, FINANCIAL, and performance in OTHER RANKING SYSTEMS INDICATOR and RANKING performance for the last five years Current QSWUR FACULTY, RESEARCH, INDICATOR Performance, and GLOBAL AVERAGES
MODULE 2 COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS Summarises the current position of each selected institution in comparison with the client institution across all the indicators used in the latest edition of QS World University Rankings Provides a succinct indication of current performance, particularly area of weaknesses which may help to feed into institutional strategic planning.
MODULE 3 RANKINGS PERFORMANCE Provides a deeper analysis on an indicator-byindicator basis for the last five years, revealing insight into performance which is crucial for decision-making. Includes general strategic recommendations for the client institution.
MODULE 4 RESEARCH ANALYSIS Analyses the Citations per Faculty index and breaks down research habits and patterns in order to reveal institutional research productivity and citation levels. Highlights total citations obtained by each institution, taking account of the number of self-citations produced across the five faculty areas.
MODULE 5 ACADEMIC REPUTATION Delves deeper into the academic reputation survey, breaking down total responses by international and domestic responses in the five broad faculty areas. Highlights domestic performance against the maximum response rates available for each country in the peer group. 130