Quacquarelli Symonds

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Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) is a company specializing in education and study abroad. The company was founded by Wharton School MBA graduate, Nunzio Quacquarelli, in 1990. Fellow director Matt Symonds, and the Paris team joined in 1994. Today QS has over 100 employees and operates globally from offices in London, Paris, Singapore, Stuttgart, Boston, Washington DC, Sydney, Shanghai and Johannesburg. QS provides services for undergraduates, graduates, Masters, PhDs, MBA, and EMBA candidates. It offers publications and events to help broaden the scope of study abroad.


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[edit] QS Mission

To enable motivated people around the world to fulfill their potential by fostering international mobility, educational achievement and career development.

[edit] Events

QS organizes a series of education events for postgraduate study in over 35 countries around the world


QS World MBA Tour The QS World MBA Tour is the largest program of recruitment and information fairs for business school applicants. Candidates considering an MBA degree can meet face to face with international business schools to discuss programs and application criteria. Operating for 15 years, the Tour holds over 70 events annually across 40 countries

QS World Executive MBA Tour The QS World Executive MBA Tour is designed for candidates considering an Executive MBA. Established in 2003, the Tour travels alongside the QS World MBA Tour every Spring and Fall season.

QS TopMBA Connect 1-2-1 Launched in 2007, QS TopMBA Connect 1-2-1 organizes pre-scheduled candidate interviews with internationally accredited business schools.

QS World Grad School Tour The QS World Grad School Tour allows potential Masters and PhD candidates to meet admissions officers of the world’s top universities at venues around the world. Established in 2001, the Tour now visits over 50 cities in 36 countries annually.

QS Top Universities Tour The QS TopUniversities & World of Study Tour launched in London in 2009, enabling undergraduate students interested in studying abroad to meet universities over a two day event. In 2010, the QS Top Universities Tour will travel through Asia and India. Exhibitors are restricted to those which are ranked in the top 500 of the QS World University Rankings.

QS Leadership Career Forums – these forums, held once a year for women and ethnic minorities, are designed to provide face-to-face contact between employers and pre-selected, high-achievers intent on reaching leadership positions in their career.

[edit] Publications & E-Guides

QS provides career and education guides, both in print and on-line to help inform candidates of career and educational options.

QS TopMBA Career Guide First published in 1990 by Wharton MBA graduate and founder of Quacquarelli Symonds (QS), Nunzio Quacquarelli, the QS TopMBA Career Guide provides information on MBA programs, admissions, finance, scholarships and careers as well as guidance on GMAT and post-MBA recruitment.

The Managing Editor of the QS TopMBA Career Guide is Ross Geraghty. Ross took his BA (Hons) in English at the University of Central England in Birmingham and an MA in Documentary research at London Institute.

The A4 publication, consisting of 300-350 pages, is published twice a year in August and February and has a distribution of 60,000 copies.

QS TOPEXECUTIVE Guide Formerly an independent publication, the QS TOPEXECUTIVE Guide is now printed and distributed with the QS TopMBA Career Guide. It features editorial content and profiles of Executive MBA (EMBA) programs around the world.

QS Top Grad School Guide The Top Grad School Guide features editorial on relevant topics of interest to Masters and PhD candidates, such as admissions tests, subject and country guides, financing and studying abroad. Published annually, the 200 page Guide is distributed at all QS World Grad School Tour events.

Top Universities Guide The 'Guide to the World's Top Universities' is based on QS World University Rankings. Co-edited by Nunzio Quacquarelli, Martin Ince and John O’Leary, the 520-page guide contains detailed profiles on the top 200 ranked universities around the world, ranks the top 100 universities worldwide by principal subject area, a contact directory of the top 500 universities worldwide and reviews of the top ten study destinations worldwide.

[edit] Scholarships

QS Trust awards scholarships each year to six or more outstanding young professionals for their demonstration of socially responsible leadership. The QS Trust also runs a scholarship scheme in collaboration with business schools and universities around the world.

[edit] Research

QS produces international research reports on educational and career trends including:

QS World University Rankings The QS World University Rankings is published annually and ranks the world’s top 500 universities based on relevant criteria which include:

 Peer Academic Review

 Recruiter Review

 International Faculty Ratio

 International Student Ratio

 Student Faculty Ratio

Citations per Faculty (citation data supplied by Scopus)

QS Asian University Rankings In 2008, QS launched the QS Asian University Rankings in partnership with Chosun Ilbo newspaper in Korea, which ranked the top 200 universities.

QS TopMBA Applicants Report The largest survey into the mindset and aspirations of MBA applicants. The results of this research provide a detailed insight into the status, attitudes, goals and ambitions of MBA applicants worldwide.

QS TopMBA.com Recruitment and Salary Report This annual research, presents an overview of the world MBA recruitment marketing and determines trends in international MBA salaries and recruitment.

QS Global 200 Business Schools 2009: The Employers’ Choice An alternative to business school rankings, this research provides the definitive list of business schools currently preferred by the most international MBA recruiters.

QS TopGradSchool.com Masters and PhD Applicants Report The results of this research provide a detailed insight into the status, attitudes, goals and ambitions of Masters and PhD applicants worldwide.

[edit] Web Services

Each QS website offers detailed information on many of the most prestigious international companies and educational institutions looking to recruit candidates at each career stage. In addition, the websites provide candidates with expert advice, exclusive research and live chats, and employers with online job-posting, selection and branding services. The main websites are: TopMBA.com, TopGradSchool.com, TopUniversities.com

[edit] Software

QS delivers admissions and careers service solutions for universities, business schools, alumni networks and other relevant communities that require online; outreach, enquiry management, applications and networking solutions.

[edit] QS World University Rankings

Between 2004-2009 in partnership with the Times Higher Education (THE), Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) produced an annual ranking of top universities throughout the world. The THE - QS World University Rankings are largely based on a Peer Review Score, which is calculated on the responses of over 3,000 academics around the world. Other criteria on which the rankings are produced include:

 Recruiter Review

 International Faculty Ratio

 International Student Ratio

 Student Faculty Ratio

Citations per Faculty (citation data supplied by Scopus)

The six-year partnership between QS and Times Higher Education ended when THE decided to break from QS. QS will continue to produce the QS World University Rankings independently of THE (who will be producing theTimes Higher Education World University Rankings in association with Thomson Reuters) from 2010, in collaboration with US News & World Report, CHOSUN Ilbo (the leading Korean newspaper) and other leading media around the world. The team behind the QS World University Rankings consists of Nunzio Quacquarelli, QS Managing Director, Ben Sowter, Head of QS Intelligence Unit, John O’Leary, ex-Editor and Martin Ince, ex-rankings Editor of THE both of whom are contributing writers for QS World University Rankings and QS Top Universities Guide.

[edit] Divisions of QS

QS unisolution QS unisolution was formed by bringing QS together with unisolution. Since 2001, unisolution, a German software company, has grown to become the number one European supplier of software solutions and services for institutions of higher education in the area of internationalization.

QS Intelligence Unit Established in 2008, the QS Intelligence Unit is the nerve centre behind the QS World University Rankings. It also conducts a number of research initiatives and benchmarking reports that provide information to business schools, universities and employers around the world to assist them in developing effective recruitment strategies.

QS Global Workplace In 2001, QS acquired the world’s leading network for top professionals and employers looking to connect with alumni from international business schools. A membership only platform, QS Global Workplace is made up of 70,000+ registered MBA students and alumni from top business schools, 100+ partner schools worldwide and 1,000+ corporate partners.

[edit] History of QS

1988-90 QS Quacquarelli Symonds Ltd was founded as a student initiative whilst Nunzio Quacquarelli was completing his MBA at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

1990 TopMBA Career Guide first published QS TopMBA International MBA Recruitment & Salary Research. The first report of this annual research was published determining trends in international MBA salaries and recruitment.

1995 The first QS World MBA Tour was held in just two cities – London and Paris. Today, the tour travels to over 70 cities across five continents.

1996 QS TopMBA Global Recruiters Top 100 Business Schools - an alternative to business school rankings, this research provides the definitive list of business schools currently preferred by the most international MBA recruiters. In 2009, the name of this report changed to ‘QS Global 200 Business Schools 2009: The Employers’ Choice’.

1998 QS TopMBA.com Applicants Research - a survey into the mindset and aspirations of MBA applicants. The results of this research provide a detailed insight into the status, attitudes, goals and ambitions of MBA applications worldwide.

2001 QS World Grad School Tour – was launched. Today, the tour visits over 40 cities in more than 30 countries.

Global Workplace - QS acquired the world’s leading network for top professionals and employers looking to connect with alumni from international business schools.

2002 QS Career Forums - a program of recruitment and career development events involving workshops and seminars from senior business professionals on leadership skills, interview techniques, personal branding and career progression.

2004 THE – QS World University Rankings - the world’s most comprehensive rankings of the world’s top 400 universities was launched in collaboration with the Times Higher Education.

2005 Scorecard - an online search and personal ranking tool of over 350 business schools worldwide. Candidates can select the best business school for them by their own criteria.

QS APPLE - The Asia Pacific Professional Leaders in Education annual conference is the prime conference and exhibition for top international educators in Asia, Europe, America and Australasia.

QS Education Trust - a non-profit trust company providing scholarships for international study to candidates each year.

2005/2006 QS TopApply - a specialized CRM (Customer Relationship Management)system was launched that tunes in with business schools’ internal application and candidate management processes.

2007 QS TopInternships – a community website dedicated to helping first degree and Masters students locate internships, with an initial focus on English speaking countries around the world.

2008 QS Asian University Rankings launch announced in partnership with Chosun Ilbo in Korea.

2009 TopUniversities & World of Study Tour launches in London serving high school students and young professionals looking to emigrate through an international degree or vocational qualification.

QS acquired German software company, unisolution, the number one European supplier of software solutions and services for institutions of higher education in the area of internationalization.

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