QS Insights Magazine
Issue 45 September 2026
A generation of lost potential
A highly educated generation is finding fewer places to put its skills to work.
A generation of lost potential
A highly educated generation is finding fewer places to put its skills to work.
FEATURED IN THIS EDITION
Meet the first AI-native university cohort
Can universities redesign education to keep human thinking at its centre?
The Global South shift
How the Global South is transforming transnational education into strategic regional networks.
More than a cuddle
Animal-assisted programmes at university deliver benefits well beyond the fun.
ALSO INSIDE
Reputation's blind spot
QS surveyed the sector on how — and how well — it manages reputation.
The French student visa challenge
Reaching its goal of half a million students will require smoothing the journey into France.
Feeling the pinch
UK universities are cutting courses, axing staff and squeezing students — and nobody can quite explain why.
Accountability in graduate employability
Universities should keep themselves accountable to solve the employment challenge.
The integration of heart, mind and hand
Students are also looking for education that is meaningful as well as useful.
What should universities teach in the age of AI
Grey Kang argues that universities should move beyond producing good employees.
BRIEFING
When visa uncertainty becomes academic risk
How can US unis help international students with upcoming visa rules?
Beyond access
Getting displaced learners through the door is only the first step.
When visa uncertainty becomes academic risk
How can US unis help international students with upcoming visa rules?
Beyond access
Getting displaced learners through the door is only the first step.
OPINION AND SPOTLIGHT
When ethical AI meets youth innovation
Ajman University at the QS ImpACT Youth Summit.
Using co-op to prepare future-ready graduates
Co-operative Education could offer the solution to the pace of change.
As Gen Z redefines success, business education must keep pace
Gen Z is changing the rules of ambition.
Beyond style
Why fashion education must go further to truly turn green
Reflections on the global campus that feels local
A truly global university does not force one way of thinking.
Building a better university
INTI International University's leaders reflect on four decades of growth.
Reframing graduate employability for the AI era
University of Birmingham is looking beyond the skills checklist.
When ethical AI meets youth innovation
Ajman University at the QS ImpACT Youth Summit.
Using co-op to prepare future-ready graduates
Co-operative Education could offer the solution to the pace of change.
As Gen Z redefines success, business education must keep pace
Gen Z is changing the rules of ambition.
Beyond style
Why fashion education must go further to truly turn green
Reflections on the global campus that feels local
A truly global university does not force one way of thinking.
Building a better university
INTI International University's leaders reflect on four decades of growth.
Reframing graduate employability for the AI era
University of Birmingham is looking beyond the skills checklist.
Editor in Chief Anton John Crace
Deputy Editor Jocelyn Suarez
Clients Service Specialist Marina Josef Khushboo Singh
Contributing Writers Jamaal Abdul-Alim Philippe Berlan Alex Best Dr Natalia Bussard Claudia Civinini Prisha Dandwani Bechara El Nammar Nick Harland
Julie Hoeflinger Yasmina Kashouh Krusha Khakhar Gauri Kohli Chloë Lane Eugenia Lim Delphine Manceau Juan Carlos Mejía-Cuartas Seb Murray Narayani Prakash
Marketing and PR Serena Ricci Mak Leeson
Cover and article hero images Produced with ChatGPT
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