Mapping global student mobility

A new interactive map University World News has a piece on a new UNESCO interactive map on global student mobility which shows the inflows and outflows of mobile students across the world. East Asia and the Pacific is the largest source of international students, representing 28% of the world’s 3.6 million mobile students in 2010. …

Where will they go? Student Destinations – Global Agent Survey

The latest survey of international recruitment agent views Given that I am currently at the University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus on a brief visit I thought I would focus on an international story. ICEF (an international market intelligence outfit) and i-graduate have just published their 2012 global survey of international student recruitment agents' views on …

The Three World University League Tables of 2012/13

World University League Tables 2012/13 Following the publication of the THE world university rankings, we can put the three world league tables together, and in particular the UK placings, in a handy reference guide. They all offer their own unique take on world university placings. Here they all are: The Times Higher World University Rankings, …

The Three World University League Tables of 2011/12

World University League Tables 2011/12 An earlier post provided links to all of the recently published UK league tables. Now, following the publication of the THE world university rankings, we can put the three world league tables together, and in particular the UK placings, in a handy reference guide. Here they all are: The Times …

Stanford Adds Alumni Interviews

One of those big differences between US and UK universities Inside Higher Ed carries a piece on alumni interviews: Alumni interviews have for decades been part of the admissions process at elite private colleges. Their role has sometimes frustrated applicants, and left them guessing about strategies. Over the years, the process has also annoyed many …

The Times: 2010 University League Table

Latest UK university league table has been published by The Times (last year's ranking in brackets): 1 Oxford (1) 2 Cambridge (2) 3 Imperial College (3) 4 St Andrews (5) 5 University College London (7) 6 Warwick (6) 7 London School of Economics (4) 8 Durham (8) 9 Exeter (13) 10 Bristol (10) 11 York …