🏭 Fossil fuel consumption led by Asia. Poland sees a decline in higher education. Diabetes deaths highest across Asia.
Chart of the Day #615 looks at higher education in Poland, death due to diabetes and fossil fuel consumption.
Why are Hungary’s universities betting on openness when global confidence feels fragile?
QS Midweek Brief - May 27, 2026. Hungary is betting on openness as other destinations become more closed. And what just happened with the UK's freedom of speech?
🤖 England’s unemployment rate reaches ~6%. O1-preview led Blocksworld performance. Clean products drove demand.
Chart of the Day #614 looks at unemployment rate in the UK, sustainable beauty consumer interests and blocksworld performance by AI models.
🤖 Oracle records highest tech layoffs. Private education expands beyond public sector. Woodlands cover majority of EU land.
Chart of the Day #612 looks at K-12 education market, land coverage in the EU and layoffs due to AI investments in tech companies.
🍃 Sweden tops EU renewable energy rank. International students rose in Malaysia. AI investment flows to India and Singapore.
Chart of the Day #611 looks at international student enrolment in Malaysia, renewable energy shares in the EU and top AI investor destinations.
Workforce skills: consolidation on one track, free access on the other
Workforce and AI skills demand is on the rise again, but markets and governments are solving it very differently. Download and read the EdTech Ecosystem Hubs Report. Innovation events to attend in 2026.
🎓 UAE expands sustainability programmes. Sweden’s health spend ~10% of GDP. Denmark prioritizes renewable energy.
Chart of the Day #610 looks at sustainability programmes in UAE universities, Sweden's government health expenditure and Renewable energy integration in the EU.
🍃 Green buildings reach 16% of sustainable loans. Preschool education prioritized in AU. Finance and marketing drive AI adoption.
Chart of the Day #609 looks at Australian preschool enrolment, sustainable loan values and AI adoption across industries in 2025.
🎓 EU student enrolment in the UK drops by 35%. Healthcare stability in Slovenia. China's thermal heavy electricity.
Chart of the Day #608 looks at European student enrolment in the UK, healthcare resources in Slovenia and industrial electricity generation in China.
🏫 Education exclusion remains high in Africa. Sustainability deals led by major banks. Generative AI growth accelerates by $30B.
Chart of the Day #607 looks at the rate of primary aged children out of school in Africa, deals among sustainability loan coordinators and the global generative AI market.
What does Germany stand for when international candidates are choosing on values?
QS Midweek Brief - May 20, 2026. How is Germany's values based recruitment approach benefiting them? And why are some business schools making their programmes more stressful?
🎓 OECD Bachelor's completion rate >40%. Chile’s life expectancy reached >80. Manufacturers prioritize AI quality control.
Chart of the Day #606 looks at OECD average for completing bachelor’s programmes, life expectancy in Chile and planned digital upgrades and AI governance in manufacturing.