Coming on strong
China leads the pack of developing nations aiming for academic and economic growth. Phil Baty writes China has emerged as the strongest nation in the inaugural Times Higher Education BRICS &...
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Punching below their weight
For most nations, rankings performances do not reflect their economic strength, writes Phil Baty All 22 countries considered for analysis in the Times Higher Education BRICS & Emerging Economies...
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Measured improvement
Active engagement with the global rankings has spurred KwaZulu-Natal to greater heights, argues M.?W. Makgoba The University of KwaZulu-Natal was formed on 1 January 2004 in extraordinary...
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Strong at the back, excellent up front
Brazil is seeking to build a sector with quality across the board and a select squad of truly world?class players, says Luiz Cláudio Costa Brazil’s academy has grown massively in recent years....
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Tomorrow starts here
Krishna Ganesh and L.?S. Shashidhara discuss India’s integrated research teaching model As Indian society reinvents itself, a radical transformation is taking place in its academy. The country is...
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Building blocs
In the global academic market there is strength in?numbers, observes Maxim Khomyakov I often recall David Lodge’s image of our small world as a single campus when I hear talks on internationalisation...
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How can BRICS universities move up the global university rankings?
University rankings have never have been more important. As more students cross borders to study, rankings offer an easy way to prioritize a plethora of options Moreover, a burgeoning middle class in...
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Government investment is increasing, but Russian universities need business too
Over recent years emerging economies have recognised the importance of higher education. China began investing seriously in its universities in the mid-1990s, and its position in current league...
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海角直播 BRICS & Emerging Economies Rankings 2014 make global headlines
Times Higher Education launched the inaugural BRICS & Emerging Economies Rankings at a special round table event at Ko? University, in Istanbul last week – and the results made news headlines...
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Times Higher Education World Reputation Rankings 2014 launch date announced
? The Times Higher Education World Reputation Rankings 2014 will be published online on 5 March 2014, ahead of their official launch at a global policy summit in Japan on 6 March 2014. Times Higher...
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Times Higher Education 100 Under 50 2014: Sir Patrick Stewart to speak at launch
Sir Patrick Stewart, OBE, is to speak at the launch of the 2014 Times Higher Education 100 Under 50 rankings in Miami. Sir Patrick, an actor famous for roles such as Charles Xavier in the X-Men...
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China's first university rankings symposium launched
Times Higher Education magazine has joined forces with the Chinese Ministry of Education and the international student placement company IDP Education to host the region’s first World University...
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Top 10 best cities for higher education
There are many things that make a great city for higher education – a rich cultural scene, a safe environment, a reasonable cost of living and much more, depending on personal priorities. But the...
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"The digital space is ubiquitous, so a university can't ignore it"
Ahead of the Times Higher Education World Reputation Rankings 2014, to be published on 5 March 2014, the 海角直播 rankings team spoke to communications expert, Georgy Cohen, about the increasingly...
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Credit check
Reputation is the currency of global higher education today, argues Phil?Baty, accepted by scholars, students, donors and industry The expert opinions of about 60,000 experienced scholars from across...