Where will you join QS next? | Check out our global conference calendar
As we enter the final months of 2026, higher education is confronting some defining questions: How will AI reshape teaching, research and the skills graduates need? How can universities keep pace with a rapidly changing labour market? Where will the next opportunities for international collaboration, research and student mobility emerge? And what does it take for institutions to turn innovation into meaningful outcomes?
Across the QS global conference calendar, we’re bringing together leaders from higher education, government and industry to explore these questions, share what is working and shape the priorities for 2027 and beyond. Here’s where you can join us next:
Where to join us in 2026
30 September–2 October | Guadalajara, Mexico
QS Higher Ed Summit: Americas 2026
Navigate a changing Americas. Understand how shifting student flows, AI, workforce demand and new partnership models are redrawing the higher education landscape.
14–15 October | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
QS Arab Forum 2026
Connect higher education to national ambition. Engage with the leaders aligning talent, research and innovation with the region’s accelerating economic transformation.
3–5 November | Bali, Indonesia
QS Higher Ed Summit: Asia Pacific 2026
Position for Asia Pacific’s next phase of growth. Build the partnerships and strategies needed as the region expands its influence across talent, research, innovation and global higher education.
19 November | Astana, Kazakhstan
QS Eurasia Forum 2026
Unlock new opportunities across Eurasia. Explore how stronger international partnerships, talent strategies and institutional collaboration can accelerate regional ambition.
22–24 November | Abu Dhabi, UAE
QS Higher Ed Summit: Middle East 2026
Build the future-ready university. Examine how institutions can turn AI, research, talent and entrepreneurship into stronger outcomes for universities and the economies they serve.
6–8 December | London, UK
QS Reimagine Education Awards & Conference 2026
See which innovations are delivering. Get closer to the technologies, models and organisations moving beyond experimentation to transform learning at scale.
Looking ahead to 2027
More details to follow soon. Here are dates for your diary in 2027:
7–9 February | QS India Summit , Goa
31 March–1 April | QS China Summit, Shanghai
8–10 June | QS World EduData Summit, Singapore
Wherever you join us, expect new QS insights, senior-level discussion, opportunities to build international partnerships and practical conversations about the challenges facing higher education.
Best wishes,
QS Team
