Press Coverage
A selection of articles referencing the Times Higher - QS World University Rankings
Dubai International Academic City Strikes Partnership Deal with THE - QS World University Rankings
Dubai City Guide. 30 May 2008
Dubai International Academic City (DIAC), a member of TECOM Investments and the region's leading destination for international higher education, has announced a partnership deal with Times Higher Education (THE) - Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings, a UK-based network for careers and education.
Under the agreement, Dubai International Academic City will serve as a sponsor for THE-QS World University Rankings seminars and workshops scheduled to be held during 2008...
http://www.dubaicityguide.com/geninfo/news_dtls.asp?newsid=2888
Can we have world-class universities as well as social justice in education?
The Guardian, United Kingdom. 29 May 2008
...part of a still bigger conundrum: how can Europe hold its own in an increasingly non-European world? At the moment, Europe is represented in the top 10 of the Times Higher Education Supplement ranking of world universities by four institutions, all of them British: Oxford, Cambridge, Imperial College, London and University College, London...
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2008/may/29/educationnews
Top colleges still failing to make grade in global study
The Independent, Ireland. 20 May 2008
...Provost of Trinity College Dublin, Dr John Hegarty, said he was not unduly surprised nor worried about the latest rankings yesterday.
He said that the THES survey, which placed Trinity 53rd in the world, presented a more balanced picture as it took into account the humanities as well as the sciences. It also considered the views of employers which other studies failed to do...
China's bid for world domination
BBC. 17 November 2007
What defines a global "superpower"? In the past, it was the size of national armies or possession of nuclear weapons. But now there is a more important (and peaceful) benchmark: the size and prestige of university systems.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/7098561.stm
The Varsity, Canada. 12 November 2007
U of T’s prestige endured a withering assault last week from the international ranking of the Times Higher Education Supplement, which knocked the university to 45th overall in the world, down from 27th in 2006. The THES, based in the U.K. issues an annual report of the top 200 universities worldwide. One of the most watched publications on higher education, the annual survey is heavily reported on throughout the world.
http://www.thevarsity.ca/article/1128
Whither rankings?
The Star, Malaysia. 11 November 2007
StarEducation takes a look at response to the THES-QS World University Rankings 2007.
RANKINGS and ratings seem an inevitable aspect of today's higher education scene in most parts of the world. And while there is much debate about them, they can provide a useful basis for comparison of institutions...
http://thestar.com.my/education/story.asp?file=/2007/11/11/education/19434210
Malaysia concerned as universities relegated
China Post. 12 November 2007
Malaysia's no-show in this year's World University Rankings has been branded a "national shame" by the opposition which said it showed the country was becoming less competitive. "Three years ago, we had Universiti Sains Malaysia among the first 100 and another two universities in the top 200.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/asia/2007/11/12/130511/Malaysia-concerned.htm
Harvard leads world university pack
Economic Times, India. 9 November 2007
LONDON: Harvard University still reigns as top dog in the world university in the top 50 rankings put out by Times Higher Education Supplement-QS - the UK's definitive university ranking guide - on Thursday. Cambridge and Oxford tie for second place, along with Yale...
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/2529725.cms
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The Inquirer, Philippines. 19 February 2007
I UNDERSTAND THAT SOME ATENEO PARENTS, and prospective Ateneo parents, were disturbed or discouraged by the announcement that the Ateneo did not sail with flying colors in the recently released THES-QS World University Rankings...
http://opinion.inquirer.net/inquireropinion/columns/view_article.php?article_id=50216
Sweet and sour
The Australian. 14 February 2007
THREE brave rankers took the podium at Griffith University's symposium on international trends in rankings on Monday, none braver than Ben Sowter from QS Quacquarelli Symonds, the firm which puts together the Times Higher Education Supplement's contentious list...
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,21222708-14981,00.html
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