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QS STARS Rating System - QS Intelligence Unit

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The Benefits<br />

Free listings<br />

• <strong>QS</strong> Star rated universities will have their results<br />

appear alongside the <strong>QS</strong> World University<br />

Rankings results on TopUniversities.com, which<br />

received over 14.5 million visits in 2012. <strong>QS</strong><br />

Stars results will also feature in other regional<br />

university rankings and subject rankings tables.<br />

These include: Asian University rankings, Latin<br />

American rankings and 29 subject rankings.<br />

• Clients will also have a profile of their institution<br />

on the <strong>QS</strong> Stars section of the site with a more<br />

detailed breakdown of the university’s <strong>QS</strong> Stars<br />

results.<br />

• Institutions will also be featured on www.iu.qs.<br />

com, the homepage of the <strong>QS</strong> <strong>Intelligence</strong> <strong>Unit</strong>. A<br />

popular blog and news destination for academics<br />

and industry leaders, the site received over<br />

250,000 visits in 2012.<br />

Free certificate<br />

• A certificate to display your star rating on your<br />

campuses and to show to your current and<br />

prospective students.<br />

The <strong>QS</strong> <strong>Intelligence</strong> <strong>Unit</strong> has, through rigorous and independent data collection<br />

and analysis of performance metrics as set out in the <strong>QS</strong> Stars methodology, rated<br />

xxx as a five star institution.<br />

The <strong>QS</strong> Stars rating system is operated by the <strong>QS</strong> Inte ligence <strong>Unit</strong>, the independent compiler of the <strong>QS</strong> World University Rankings® since 2004. The system<br />

evaluates universities across a wide range of important performance indicators as set against pre-established international standards. By covering a broader<br />

range of criteria than any world ranking exercise, <strong>QS</strong> Stars shines a light on both the excellence and the diversity of the rated institution.<br />

CATEGORY STAR RATING<br />

Research<br />

Employability<br />

Infrastructure<br />

Internationalization<br />

Innovation<br />

Engagement<br />

Specialization<br />

OVERALL<br />

Name of University<br />

SAMPLE<br />

<strong>QS</strong> Stars – © 2011 <strong>QS</strong> <strong>Intelligence</strong> <strong>Unit</strong> (a division of <strong>QS</strong> Quacquare li Symonds Ltd)<br />

more than<br />

Ben Sowter - Head of <strong>QS</strong> <strong>Intelligence</strong> <strong>Unit</strong><br />

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