QS Insights Magazine
Issue 46 October 2026
Asia up close
Featuring the 2026 Asia Pacific and Arab Region supplements
Asia up close
Featuring the 2026 Asia Pacific and Arab Region supplements
ASIA PACIFIC SUPPLEMENT
Indonesia's higher education race to 2045
Indonesia is aiming to build a globally competitive higher education system by its independence centennial.
Japan’s bold 25-year funding experiment
A government fund with a long horizon aims to reform Japan’s HES and improve its global standing.
Thailand’s universities face the growth test
Thai universities are being asked to build the needs to compete in a rapidly changing economy.
Space to grow in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan is positioning itself as a higher education hub for Eurasia.
India’s ranking moment
What is driving the rise of Indian Universities in QS World University rankings?
When universities run out of students
Demographic decline is changing higher ed policy in East Asia.
Parallel paths in global higher education strategy
India and China's distinct internationalisation models.
Behind China’s rise in the rankings
Kazakhstan is positioning itself as a higher education hub for Eurasia.
One score, two futures
China's gaokao is now doubling as an engine of global student mobility.
The new routes from China to UK universities
Chinese students are exploring flexible pathways into the UK.
India’s ranking moment
What is driving the rise of Indian Universities in QS World University rankings?
When universities run out of students
Demographic decline is changing higher ed policy in East Asia.
Parallel paths in global higher education strategy
India and China's distinct internationalisation models.
Behind China’s rise in the rankings
Kazakhstan is positioning itself as a higher education hub for Eurasia.
One score, two futures
China's gaokao is now doubling as an engine of global student mobility.
The new routes from China to UK universities
Chinese students are exploring flexible pathways into the UK.
ARAB REGION SUPPLEMENT
The UAE’s next chapter
The UAE is shifting towards research, talent and innovation.
Saudi Arabia: Higher education in transition
Driven by Vision 2030, higher education is being called to support the Saudi Arabia's ambitions
Bahrain's research moment
Bahrain is looking to build a stronger research ecosystem.
A new era for Iraq
Iraq’s higher education has seen unprecedented growth.
Egypt’s higher education ambitions
Egypt is attracting global students and boosting its ranking presence.
Arab higher education: A stable top, a changing field
Arab Region 2027 shows competition intensifing.
Egypt’s higher education ambitions
Egypt is attracting global students and boosting its ranking presence.
Arab higher education: A stable top, a changing field
Arab Region 2027 shows competition intensifing.
ARAB SECTOR VOICES
INSTITUTIONAL SPOTLIGHTS
Editor in Chief Anton John Crace
Deputy Editor Jocelyn Suarez
Clients Service Specialist Marina Josef Khushboo Singh
Contributing Writers Dr Ashwin Fernandes Francesca Di Meglio Nick Harland Gauri Kohli Rohan Mehra
Seb Murray Niamh Ollerton Wesley da Silva Siqueira Jon Santangelo Michelle Zhu
Marketing and PR Serena Ricci Mak Leeson
May Liu
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