QS MidWeek Brief - July 30, 2025
This week highlights some of the specific challenges facing higher education institutions, also featuring an important commentary on the increasingly scrutinized world of university rankings.
🏫 Gamified Learning Becomes the New Normal. Nuclear Energy at Highest Capacity. Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index.
Chart of the Day #398 Looks at Top Innovation Drivers in Modern Classrooms, Nuclear Reactor Capacity, and the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index.
🛠️ Skills and Workforce #38
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.
🎓 +60% Turkish Students in the UK. India’s Health Spend 5% Under Global Avg. Italy's Robot Installation Down 20%.
Chart of the Day #397 Looks at Turkish Student Enrolment in the UK, India’s Public Health Spending, and Italy’s Annual Industrial Robot Installations.
🌍 Global momentum builds for AI skills in Higher Ed. NYC Summit 9-11 Sept.
Governments, tech giants, and universities are racing to scale AI training. From Morocco to Virginia—see who’s leading and what’s next.
Join us in NYC this September at HolonIQ’s Back to School Summit.
đź’Ľ Top-Earning US Grads. China's Wind Capacity 5x More Than Others. China and US Led Cloud Infrastructure.
Chart of the Day #396 Looks at Earnings by Education Level, Wind Capacity Among the Top 5 Countries, and Cloud Infrastructure Service Among Selected Nations.
🌏 3 Scenarios for International Education in 2030
With the QS Global Student Flows Report out now and the Back to School Summit coming September 9–11, 2025, the next few months will be pivotal for shaping strategy in a rapidly evolving education landscape.
🤖 Indonesia’s Education Spending +0.5%. UK Doctor Density Up 20%. AI Use in Clinical Trials Grew 100x.
Chart of the Day #395 Looks at Indonesia’s Education Spending, Doctor Shortages in the UK, and the Growing Role of AI in Clinical Trials.
⚕️ Medicare Negotiated Drugs Cost More. Kids Spend 30% After-school Hours on Phones. More Batteries for Electric Bikes.
Chart of the Day #394 Looks at Afterschool Phone Activity of Children, Medicare Negotiated Drug Prices and Battery Demand for Electric Two/Three Wheelers.
🎓 2025 QS Conference Calendar is out now!
QS conferences on the horizon cover vital themes like skills development, education policy, and regional innovation, offering valuable insights. Stay connected to our lineup of events.
🏠Amazon, Google, and Microsoft Led AM Hiring. >30% Physicians Are Part-Time. Non-Tax Support Tops HE Funding.
Chart of the Day #393 Looks at US State/Local Higher Education Funding, Physician Working Hours in the US, and Advanced Manufacturing Recruitment.
QS MidWeek Brief - July 23, 2025
AI usage inside and outside the classroom remains ambiguous for many students, and a hard and fast rule doesn’t seem likely to solve those challenges.