Try Before You Buy
The University of Cambridge (2*), UK, reported in a press release on 27 March 2007, on an taster Open Day that was held at Corpus Christi College for students in their final years at school. The multicultural students, all of whom had shown an interest in potentially making an application to... [more]
Finding a university abroad
So, you have decided that you would like to study abroad you have the whole world and tens of thousands of universities to consider. You have taken the first courageous step of thinking outside the box. Now, where, and how, do you start this global search?
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Study your way to global advantage The benefits of study abroad
In 2005, 2.5 million university students undertook a formal period of study abroad and this figure is growing, year-on-year. What did they gain? Study abroad can simply be a semester or year, on an exchange program. Alternatively, it can be time at an institution abroad, you organize. You might... [more]
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University Degrees - Accountancy
It is beyond a clichι these days to think of accountants as silver-haired bean counters who spend their time leafing through dusty pages in oak-panelled offices. In fact accountants from top universities with good university degrees have become invaluable. [more]
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University rankings and their impact on students
Marguerite Clarke, an international education consultant based in Adelaide, South Australia, discusses the rise in the demand of university rankings and their impact on students. [more]
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Watching out for plagiarism
In response to Google banning adverts for essay writing services from its network, Top Universities looks at the issue of academic plagiarism in the education arena, and at how international students bring with them different study practices and expectations about their undergraduate study... [more]
University Degrees - Computer Science
Given the rapid evolution of computer technology over the last few decades, you might be forgiven for thinking that computer science undergraduates at top universities should be the rule rather than the exception. [more]
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University Degrees - History
History is a very broad area of study and can provide its enthusiast with the tools to undertake a wide range of careers οΏ½ from teaching and writing to law and marketing. [more]
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Yonsei University, Korea (QS Campus Report - April 2007)
Yonsei University faces a difficult challenge. Whilst considered, almost universally, as one of the top four universities in Korea, it seems to struggle to maintain a similar reputation outside Korea, which is surprising to anyone who has visited the campus. [more]
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Sung Kyun Kwan University, Korea (QS Campus Report April 2007)
When visiting KAIST in January, we were invited back to Korea to visit Sung Kyun Kwan University, but they did not expect us to take up their invitation so soon. [more]
Inha University, Korea (QS Campus Report - April 2007)
Inha University has, until now, not been considered in the THES QS World University Rankings. Considering that they are regularly placed 9th in the Joong Ang Daily Times domestic ranking of Korean universities, and the THES QS list includes 15 Korean institutions, they are understandably not... [more]
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University life outside the classroom
Going to university for your undergraduate degree is not all about the lecture room or the library. So what is life like at university? [more]
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Handling stress at university. It is possible
Stress. No matter how old or educated you are, stress will haunt you from time to time. Undergraduate students are no exception. [more]
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New Top Universities Newsletter
The latest study abroad news and advice from QS and the world's Top Universities. [more]
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