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Supporting Current Students During Time of Crisis

The start of 2020 has seen two major disasters, both of which have implications for Australia and New Zealand’s tertiary education sector. Bushfires...

17 February, 2020

The Benefits of Live Chat for Higher Education Student Recruitment

Live chat has grown exponentially in popularity, and is expected to continue to grow by as much as 87% in the next 12-18...

21 November, 2019

Bridging the Graduate Skills Gap in Australia

  With the rise of the ‘global skills gap’ – a discrepancy between the skills expected of graduates by their employers, and those graduates’...

31 October, 2019

Addressing the Graduate Skills Gap

Under the Morrison government’s 2020 higher education funding scheme, universities will receive funding based on their performance across four new performance measures, the most highly weighted of which is ‘graduate employment outcomes’, which...

08 October, 2019

Maximising Conversion: Leveraging university staff and current students at the right time

In recent years, more and more students from around the globe have chosen to take on the rewarding and enriching challenge of studying...

23 September, 2019

Social Media: How Important is it in a Prospective Student’s Research Process when Deciding Where to Study?

In recent years, social media has practically infiltrated our lives. According to the 2019 global digital report, approximately 3.5 billion people, 45% of...

05 September, 2019

Universities on the Global Stage: post-study work visas and the Higher Education market

The number of students choosing to study overseas has grown exponentially over the past two decades, where those international students make a vital...

10 October, 2018

What does the future hold for the global Higher Education sector?

As the changing political and socio-economic dynamics across the world influence the views of prospective international students, there are both opportunities and challenges...

28 June, 2018

The billion-dollar question: how much does student attrition cost Australian universities every year?

Undergraduate attrition costs Australian universities more than $1 billion dollars per year The median Australian university is losing more than $20 million...

03 May, 2018

Australian higher education funding freeze: international growth becomes ever more critical

What do federal government funding changes mean for university strategy in 2018? Recently announced changes to the Federal Government’s higher education funding arrangements have...

13 March, 2018

Giving Evidence at the Higher Education Commission’s Inquiry into Higher Education Exports

Paul Raybould, QS Enrolment Solutions’ Director of Marketing & Market Intelligence, spoke at the Higher Education Commission’s Inquiry into Higher Education Exports in the House...

18 January, 2018

Do International Students Recognise the Value of a Two-Year Undergraduate Degree?

Our latest survey looks at the question of whether international students would be willing to pay a higher annual tuition fee for a...

09 November, 2017

Do International Students See UK Tuition Fees as Good Value for Money?

According to QS Top Universities, the average international student to the UK now pays anywhere up to £35,000 per year in tuition fees. With...

26 October, 2017

Do International Students See Australian University Tuition Fees as Good Value for Money?

According to QS Top Universities, the average undergraduate international student to Australia now pays around A$29,235 per year in tuition fees, while a postgraduate...

26 October, 2017

Do International Students See New Zealand University Tuition Fees as Good Value for Money?

International students considering New Zealand are very likely to view tuition fees as offering good value for money, with 62% of surveyed prospective...

26 October, 2017

QS Enrolment Solutions Research Cited in House of Commons Briefing Paper on International and EU Students (UK & EMEA)

The result of the European Union (EU) referendum vote in June 2016 has undoubtedly had an impact on student recruitment. As the UK...

12 September, 2017

How to Use Automated Emails to Increase Student Recruitment (Global)

An automated or trigger email is a message sent following a specific online action, the most common being a thank you or confirmation...

10 August, 2017

TEF Ratings or University Rankings? New Research Shows International Students Prefer… (UK)

Following the recent release of the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) results, we have today launched the findings of our latest research, examining international...

18 July, 2017

The Role of Student Ambassadors in International Recruitment (Global)

In the 2017 International Student Survey, it was found that 8 out of 10 international students have a friend or family member who...

10 May, 2017

UK Universities Opening EU Branch Campuses Post-Brexit… What do Students Think?

Many UK universities are considering the possibility of opening EU branch campuses in response to Brexit, but how do international students feel about...

23 March, 2017

Three Tips to Avoid Spam Filters When Sending Emails to Prospective Students

Email is personal, direct and has the highest return on investment (ROI) than any other marketing channels. It’s the best platform for you...

20 January, 2016