🤖 AI crawling in retail for more customised shopping. NHS needs more consultants. >$1B for STEM education research.
Chart of the Day #541 looks at funding for STEM education research, NHS consultants, and AI crawling by industry.
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📈 $2.6B in EdTech for 2025. AI in the workflow, skills in the spotlight. 2026: agentic, embedded, and iterative.
Workforce captures nearly half of the $2.6B in EdTech venture funding in 2025. Don't miss Global Skills Week in Washington DC this March.
🍃 90% of the world has electricity. US PreK–12 book sales hit over $5B. Difficulties in adopting physical AI.
Chart of the Day #535 Looks at PreK-12 book sales in the US, global access to electricity and physical barriers to adopting AI.
🎓 Hong Kong postgraduate enrolments fluctuate. OECD health spending. Smart manufacturing risks in the US.
Chart of the Day #534 Looks at postgraduate enrolments in Hong Kong, OECD health spending and smart manufacturing risks in the US.
🍃 Brazil ranks third in renewables. Private preschools grow in Spain. AI adoption rises in restaurants.
Chart of the Day #533 looks at private preschools in Spain, the top countries with installed renewable energy and AI adoption in the US restaurant industry.
🛠️ Skills and Workforce #62
QS Skills newsletter explores global labor trends, reskilling initiatives, and workforce gaps across impact sectors. Dive into the latest insights on Green Skills, Advanced Manufacturing, AI and Digital, and Health Skills.
🤖 Gen Z most concerned about AI jobs. Global data centre capacity rose. Independent worker pay regionally.
Chart of the Day #532 looks at independent worker pay globally, generation based sentiment on AI, and global installed data centre capacity.
🌏 Malaysia’s Student Flows
The QS Global Student Flows Malaysia report explores shifting student flows, emerging source markets, and reputation challenges, outlining strategies to sustain institutional growth and competitiveness.
🎓 HE Credentials among freelancers. US HHS leads in R&D funding. Autonomous tech reshapes workplaces.
Chart of the Day #531 looks at freelancer qualifications, federal R&D funding, and employee impact due to automation.
💼 US full-time independent workers doubled. Student debt forgiveness bills stalled. Banking AI adoption accelerates.
Chart of the Day #530 looks at independent full-time workers in the US, student debt forgiveness in the US, and AI infrastructure spending.
🎓 Arts and humanities third in Ireland. Asia leads global bioenergy capacity. China’s industrial growth at 8%.
Chart of the Day #529 looks at higher education in Ireland, global bioenergy capacity, and industrial growth in China.
💼 Nigeria ranks third in female labour participation. Southern Asia leads in wasting prevalence. Pharmacies adopt AI slowly.
Chart of the Day #528 Looks at female labour force participation, wasting prevalence of children Under 5, and AI usage among the healthcare segment.