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Poets&Quants™ Announces Groundbreaking Business School Showcase at Global Sustainable Development Congress

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Friday, February 23, 2024

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 23, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Times Higher Education and Poets&Quants are thrilled to announce the GSDC Business School Showcase, a groundbreaking initiative taking place at the prestigious Global Sustainable Development Congress (GSDC) June 10-13th in Bangkok.

Key Points: 
  • SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 23, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Times Higher Education and Poets&Quants are thrilled to announce the GSDC Business School Showcase , a groundbreaking initiative taking place at the prestigious Global Sustainable Development Congress (GSDC) June 10-13th in Bangkok.
  • Addressing the Pressing Need for Sustainable Business Practices:
    The 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) set forth by the United Nations serve as a global roadmap for tackling poverty, climate change, and other pressing issues.
  • The GSDC Business School Showcase recognizes the crucial role of business education in equipping future leaders with the knowledge, skills, and values necessary to achieve these goals.
  • The GSDC Business School Showcase welcomes participation from:
    Individuals: Register as delegates representing your government, school, student & alumni groups, or company.

University rankings are unscientific and bad for education: experts point out the flaws

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Monday, February 12, 2024

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  • The top 10 restaurants in our vicinity, the best cities to visit, the best movies to watch.
  • To understand whether the rankings were any good you’d want know who was doing the ranking.
  • These are exactly the same questions that are worth asking when looking at the international ranking of universities.
  • The experts noted that rankings were massively overvalued, and reinforced global, regional and national inequalities.

Who does the ranking, and how

  • They all ultimately generate an index or score from the data they collect.
  • They are not completely transparent about what they measure and how much each component of the measure counts.
  • For example, Times Higher Education sends out a survey to academics who are invited to rate their own – or other – institutions.
  • The don’t count everything, they don’t count it equally and they don’t tell people who get the rankings how they have weighted what they do count.

Why should we care?

  • In addition, a lot of public money goes into universities.
  • We, the public, should care how that money is spent.
  • That is a good university; it is fulfilling an important social function.
  • There are so many important questions to be asking about a higher education system.


Do we have the right mix of tertiary education institutions and do they fit together well?
Are our research institutions producing enough high quality research to help us develop as a nation or region?
Are they producing enough master’s or PhD graduates to staff other tertiary education institutions (as well as other sectors in society)?
The rankings steer universities away from these key endeavours. An obsession with ranking creates perverse incentives to act to improve a rank rather than get on with the worthwhile work of universities.

What to do?

  • Profit-driven companies will inevitably drive ranking systems towards making more profit rather than towards the public interest and social functions of universities.
  • We need ranking institutions to be completely transparent so we can see whether it is useful information.
  • Once we understand what the rankings are, and what they are not, we will not value their reports as much.
  • Sharon Fonn works at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg South Africa and the University of Gothenburg, Sweden.
  • She is a founder of and the co-director of CARTA.

Australian universities have dropped in the latest round of global rankings – should we be worried?

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Thursday, September 28, 2023

In Australia, headlines have talked about a “slide” down the world rankings for Australian universities, with our reputation also “slipping”.

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  • In Australia, headlines have talked about a “slide” down the world rankings for Australian universities, with our reputation also “slipping”.
  • For example, The University of Sydney dropped six places to 60 and the Australian National University dropped five places to 67.
  • The Conversation spoke to Associate Professor Gwilym Croucher, a higher education researcher at the University of Melbourne about what the latest rankings mean.
  • Given international student fees have played a key role in funding much research in Australian universities, this is important.

Tuck Advisors Announces Environmental Partnership with Evertreen

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Monday, September 18, 2023

Evertreen partners with sustainability-driven companies like Tuck Advisors to plant trees in areas most vulnerable to climate change in order to increase the area's resilience and prevent irrevocable environmental damage.

Key Points: 
  • Evertreen partners with sustainability-driven companies like Tuck Advisors to plant trees in areas most vulnerable to climate change in order to increase the area's resilience and prevent irrevocable environmental damage.
  • Through the forging of this important partnership, Tuck Advisors is among the first professional service firms to directly tie its revenue to helping promote sustainable practices.
  • We are grateful that Tuck Advisors has chosen to partner with us on this life affirming initiative," says Evertreen Co-Founder Dan Ciufo .
  • You can see the ongoing impact of Tuck Advisors' tree planting efforts via this dashboard provided by Evertreen.

Tuck Advisors Announces Environmental Partnership with Evertreen

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Monday, September 18, 2023

Evertreen partners with sustainability-driven companies like Tuck Advisors to plant trees in areas most vulnerable to climate change in order to increase the area's resilience and prevent irrevocable environmental damage.

Key Points: 
  • Evertreen partners with sustainability-driven companies like Tuck Advisors to plant trees in areas most vulnerable to climate change in order to increase the area's resilience and prevent irrevocable environmental damage.
  • Through the forging of this important partnership, Tuck Advisors is among the first professional service firms to directly tie its revenue to helping promote sustainable practices.
  • We are grateful that Tuck Advisors has chosen to partner with us on this life affirming initiative," says Evertreen Co-Founder Dan Ciufo .
  • You can see the ongoing impact of Tuck Advisors' tree planting efforts via this dashboard provided by Evertreen.

Tokyo University of Science Wins Times Higher Education Awards Asia for Outstanding Support for Students

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Friday, July 7, 2023

TOKYO, July 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- In a new record, Tokyo University of Science (TUS) has won the Times Higher Education (THE) Awards Asia 2023 in the 'Outstanding Support for Students' category, making it the first Japanese university to do so!

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  • TOKYO, July 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- In a new record, Tokyo University of Science (TUS) has won the Times Higher Education (THE) Awards Asia 2023 in the 'Outstanding Support for Students' category, making it the first Japanese university to do so!
  • The awards were announced on Wednesday, June 21, 2023, and honored outstanding work in academia, leadership, management, and professional services provided by universities across Asia.
  • This year was the fifth edition of the awards, and THE Awards Asia received over 700 applications from 220 educational institutions in 20 countries and regions!
  • The University impressed the judges with its three-tiered support programme—which includes learning, mental health, and peer support—ensuring that students face no barriers to achieving their educational goals.

Tecnológico de Monterrey, number 4 in the Times Higher Education Latin America University Rankings 2023

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Wednesday, July 5, 2023

As part of the main agenda, the results of the Times Higher Education Latin America University Rankings 2023 were revealed as an exclusive.

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  • As part of the main agenda, the results of the Times Higher Education Latin America University Rankings 2023 were revealed as an exclusive.
  • The Times Higher Education Latin America University Ranking recollects statistics of global performance which evaluate intensive research universities.
  • For the THE Latin America University Ranking 2023, Tecnológico de Monterrey positioned as number 4 of Latin America, climbing one position.
  • Through platforms such as the Times Higher Education Latin America Universities Summit 2023, Tec continues to open channels of communication and international cooperation that allow achievable solutions to these challenges".

College Consensus Ranks The Best Undergraduate Business Schools and The Best Online Undergraduate Business Schools of 2023

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Thursday, February 9, 2023

HILLSBOROUGH, N.C., Feb. 9, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- College Consensus , a unique college ratings website that aggregates publisher rankings and student reviews, has published its ranking of The Best Undergraduate Business Schools of 2023 and The Best Online Undergraduate Business Schools of 2023 .

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  • HILLSBOROUGH, N.C., Feb. 9, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- College Consensus , a unique college ratings website that aggregates publisher rankings and student reviews, has published its ranking of The Best Undergraduate Business Schools of 2023 and The Best Online Undergraduate Business Schools of 2023 .
  • Business degrees are one of the most popular undergraduate programs in the United States, and for good reason!
  • College Consensus recently released two rankings aimed at helping prospective students wade through the long list of options to find the best undergraduate business schools for them.
  • The top five best undergraduate business schools:

Florida Tech Grads Among Most Employable, Global Ranking Finds

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Tuesday, December 6, 2022

Florida Tech’s overall ranking represents an advancement of 85 spots since the 2021 GEURS report, making it the biggest mover in the 2022-23 edition.

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  • Florida Tech’s overall ranking represents an advancement of 85 spots since the 2021 GEURS report, making it the biggest mover in the 2022-23 edition.
  • “We are proud of this ranking, which reflects Florida Tech’s focus on empowering learners to excel in their careers,” said Marco Carvalho, the university’s executive vice president, provost and COO.
  • “Our graduates have professional-level skills with real-world technologies because they've been using them all throughout their Florida Tech experience,” explained Carvalho.
  • And for universities like Florida Tech ranked between top 20 and top 200, specialization and work expertise are also important drivers of university performance.

Knightscope (Nasdaq: KSCP) Receives Contract for 41 Machines from University in New Jersey

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Monday, November 14, 2022

Key Points: 
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20221114005502/en/
    Knightscope (Nasdaq: KSCP) Receives Contract for 41 Machines from University in New Jersey (Photo: Business Wire)
    According to a Times Higher Education student survey, visible security and more crime prevention measures were among the top recommendations for improved safety.
  • Emergency blue light communication devices are iconic, recognizable symbols of safety that serve to deter potential negative activities from great distances.
  • Knightscopes cellular and satellite communications with solar power provide students, faculty and visitors additional safety when away from campus buildings.
  • Knightscope is an advanced security technology company based in Silicon Valley that builds fully autonomous security robots that deter, detect and report.