Grad School News
Graduate courses in Management: what you need to know.
‘Management is, above all, a practice where art, science, and craft meet’.
Henry Mintzberg, McGill University
Graduate courses in Accountancy: what you need to know.
Accountancy is often referred to as the universal language of business, and accountants popularly known as ‘number crunchers’. So if you’re ready to join the money-making bandwagon, welcome to this field. [more]
Postcard from... Canterbury, UK
In the first of a monthly feature on international Masters students studying abroad, QS Topgraduate speaks with Aarti Kukreja, a postgraduate student from India, studying for her Masters in the UK. [more]
View from the top: an LLM at Boston College
Regarded as one of the most prestigious and internationally facing liberal arts colleges in the USA, Boston College was founded in 1863 and has developed an enviable track record of educating professionals intent on making a difference in their academic and professional careers. The LLM program is... [more]
The difference a Masters really makes
Spending $100,000 or more on a Masters degree at an international university is a daunting prospect. The decision to invest that amount of money requires months, even years, of research and discussion before you submit your application and begin your graduate program. So what difference will a... [more]
UK overtakes USA in student popularity
Can we believe the current hype about studying at a UK university or college? Is it really the most popular place to study in a world of increasing choice and unprecedented student mobility? According to research published in newspapers as respected as The Guardian, The Independent and the Times... [more]
View from the Top: Cap Gemini and the CSR
Corporate Social Responsibility is a growing area of any corporation and graduate students need to have it in their minds as they embark on Masters degree study. Many top universities have already incorporated CSR into their postgraduate programs. QS TopGraduate.com spoke with Carolyn Nimmy, Vice... [more]
A world of opportunity: graduate degrees and your varied career prospects
The evidence suggests that there has never been a better time to take a graduate qualification, whether that be locally, in another country, full-time or on one of the increasing number of flexibly delivered programs. Universities from all over Europe are reporting that the number of students... [more]
The QS World Grad School Tour 2007 in review
“Having a line of hundreds of eager prospective students waiting to talk to our international universities in Bogota was certainly one of the highlights of the QS World Grad School Tour in 2007,” Peter MacDonald, QS Director of Graduate Products recalls. Close to 30,000 international students... [more]
Study in the USA
Six years after 9/11, there are strong signs that the popularity of the USA as a destination for international students is returning to something like previous levels: the number of students from other countries has jumped for the first time since the terrorist attacks on New York in September 2001. [more]
The rising popularity of specialised LLM programs
Few programs are currently more popular with international students than the LLM. Whether it is the lure of higher level study or the development of specific skills demanded by the tight focus of the LLM program, the international interest in this qualification has never been stronger. The LLM... [more]
Going down under - graduate programs in Australia
Australian universities have been amongst the most successful of all in attracting high quality international students to their graduate programs. Attracted by a combination of the unique Australian lifestyle, the international atmosphere of many of the campuses and the global recognition of... [more]
Study in Canada: graduate opportunities for international students
With some of the most famous universities in the world today and a reputation for being an open and diverse country, Canada is finding increasing numbers of international graduate students choosing Masters and research programs in the country. With excellent facilities, thriving campus... [more]
Adding value to today’s business world: CIMA
Today’s business world is very different from even five years, and in this rapidly changing environment the qualifications that are required for success alter change. The CIMA qualifications have been in existence for decades but the demand for the places on courses teaching these programmes is... [more]
The Bologna effect: the emerging European management Masters market
The Bologna process, along with European–specific accreditation and ranking systems, is revolutionizing the European ‘market ’ in Masters degrees and giving it global competitiveness. European business schools are in a much better position to compete in world education markets than was the case ten... [more]


