Methodology: Context

QS has been operating the THE-QS World University Rankings since 2004. Worldwide, the interest in the results of the ranking has been overwhelming. There are pitfalls with any ranking – mainly down to the fundamental fact that they are, in general, designed to provide objective guidance on what universities may be worth considering for a student, potential faculty member or prospective partner, amongst other stakeholders, yet they are not responsive to the individual needs of each enquirer.

Over the next two years, QS, will be doing what it takes to drive these evaluations to a deeper contextual level – focusing on regions, subjects and an interactive online system where enquirers will be able to select their own criteria and apply their own weightings – the objective is to evaluate more universities from more angles for more people.

The first of these contextual exercises is to be

A 3-part interview with Ben Sowter (Head of QS Intelligence Unit) on the newly released QS.com Asian University Rankings:

 Part 1

Part 2

Part 3