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QS World University Rankings: Imperial scores surprise second place

The PIE News

Despite their featuring in the top ten, both UK and US universities are beginning to slip in terms of their overall dominance on the ranking, QS noted. “In In indicators related to research, employability, reputation and internationalisation, Canadian universities are increasingly losing ground to their global peers,” added Sowter.

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QS rankings: US and UK unis lead but Asian countries excel

The PIE News

Asian countries are performing exceptionally well, with Singapore, China, and Hong Kong seeing significant growth in their universities’ subject entries among the world’s top 50. Ben Sowter, QS Hong Kong’s University of Hong Kong leads with 55 subjects ranked in the global top 200, the highest among all institutions.

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Italian unis set to strengthen TNE initiatives in India

The PIE News

In a meeting last year after the G20 summit, the leaders of both countries agreed to strengthen collaboration on critical technologies with key areas being artificial intelligence, telecommunications, and digitalisation of services. According to Ledda, there are four major factors driving the outbound student mobility from Italy to India.

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Of 250 institutions analyzed, why did Harvard University rank last in free speech?

University Business

FIRE’s bottom 10 schools for free speech Rank School Overall Speech climate 239 University of Texas, Austin 26.38 Porr 241 Duquesne University 25.25 Poor 242 Northwestern University 23.95 Poor 244 Fordham University 21.72 Poor 245 Georgetown University 17.45 Very poor 247 University of Pennsylvania 11.13

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UK universities face ‘irreversible decline’, global league table suggests

The Guardian - Higher Education

Imperial overtook Oxford and Harvard universities and was behind only the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the annual Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) world university rankings. Continue reading.

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Imperial strengthens ties with University of Ghana

The PIE News

“Our work with the University of Ghana has already helped policymakers better understand the ways to raise living standards in cities and widen access to improved drinking water.” High visa rejection rates are impacting the ability of many African students to study abroad.

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Most American universities plunge in this popular international ranking

University Business

Higher education powerhouses abroad are slowly increasing their reputation as over two-thirds of American universities slipped, according to this year’s international university ranking by Quacquarelli Symonds (QS), a global education strategy group. Six American institutions ranked in the top 100 fell 10 places or more.