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Employer Reputation contributes to the graduate employability aspect, which is one of the six key aspects utilized to compile the QS World University Rankings®. Respondents are asked to identify unive… more →
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The Brave New World Of College Applications
wrote 2 days ago: Back in the old days, say in the year 2005, the only worry you really had when applying to college i … more →
The Black Market for Facebook “Likes,” and What It Means for Citations and Alt-Metrics
wrote 2 weeks ago: The Black Market for Facebook “Likes,” and What It Means for Citations and Alt-Metrics This is a fol … more →
School Britannia: Study in the UK
wrote 2 weeks ago: By Mansoor On paper, the UK’s popularity as a study destination can be mystifying. It’s a small, exp … more →
Publish or perish: Improving your H-factor made easy through PleaseCiteMe.com
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wrote 1 month ago: Publish or perish: Improving your H-factor made easy through PleaseCiteMe.com “What’s your h-factor? … more →
A Quick Thought About True “Buy-In” (Why Harvard Is Always Ranked #1)
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wrote 1 month ago: People don’t care about entities that they don’t care about. If someone has a “just a job,” then th … more →
3 healthy things to mix with rankings
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wrote 2 months ago: By Vickie Waiting list, bucket lists, shopping lists, Craigslist…everyone loves a good list! ( … more →
College Application Success: The Seven Rules
wrote 2 months ago: Mr. B’s Rules of College Admissions: 1. There are no secrets to admissions though each univers … more →
Why now? Making markets via the THE World Reputation Rankings
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wrote 2 months ago: The 2012 Times Higher Education (THE) World Reputation Rankings were released at 00.01 on 15 March b … more →
Early College Admissions Data For 2012: What It Means For You
wrote 3 months ago: Who should read this post: parents and students considering applying to a university in California; … more →
International Praise for Netherlands Education System
wrote 3 months ago: In a recent article by Times Higher Education (THE), the Dutch Higher Education System received top … more →
University rankings: Nairobi University now 17th in Africa
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wrote 3 months ago: Fountain of knowledge: The entry to Nairobi University in Nairobi University of Nairobi(UoN) has imp … more →
Economics Nobel prize by undergraduate institution
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wrote 3 months ago: The Econ Nobel started being awarded in 1969. I’ve listed the universities with an equal numbe … more →
Business school rankings: your career depends on them!
wrote 4 months ago: It is common knowledge that university rankings play an important role in students’ decisions … more →
Netherlands universities doing well in the 2012 rankings
wrote 4 months ago: The three major world university rankings were published recently. No big upsets on first sight: US … more →
Lists, lists and more lists
wrote 4 months ago: About a week ago the local news here in the Triangle was full of stories about Kiplinger’s Bes … more →
Is University Still Worthwhile?
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wrote 5 months ago: The Uni Years: No Longer A Given They’re supposed to be the best years of your life. Away fro … more →
Makerere drops in rankings?
wrote 6 months ago: A weekly online newspaper, Africa & Science, on November 29 published a ranking that put Makerer … more →
Making Choices
wrote 6 months ago: Here’s a Challenge: Compare two universities. We’ll be a little more specific. Imagine that your fa … more →
Laziness reaching an all time high? Youth unemployment hits 1 Million
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wrote 6 months ago: Today it has been reported that youth unemployment (18-24 year olds) has surpassed 1 million in the … more →
