ICEF Monitor: Global survey highlights the importance of peer review and detailed insights for prospective students

19 Jul 2016

Here are the highlights:

  • A new global survey from QS underscores the importance of employability as a motivation for study abroad and also as a significant factor shaping student decisions
  • The study report also highlights the growing importance that students place on peer reviews and personal advice
  • It finds as well that there are important gaps in terms of the level of detail available for study abroad and students’ interest in building a consistent picture of an institution or school from multiple sources

The QS research team also found a number of other motivational factors to be common among prospective international students, including the following:

  • Quality of teaching.
  • Specialisation.
  • Personal networks.
  • Soft skills.

 

Source: http://monitor.icef.com/2016/07/global-survey-highlights-importance-peer-review-detailed-insights-prospective-students/

Author: Samuel Ang