Partner Identification Services In response <strong>to</strong> the increased interest in global institutional collaboration, <strong>QS</strong> <strong>Intelligence</strong> <strong>Unit</strong> is pleased <strong>to</strong> offer Partner Identification Services. This will provide a solid foundation for establishing partnerships with competitive institutions worldwide, by providing recommendations tailored <strong>to</strong> the client’s own strategy in a particular region. The service can identify universities for research collaboration, mobility congruence, and institutional partnerships. This bespoke project will start by identifying potential partnership opportunities in a targeted region, according <strong>to</strong> general and specific prerequisites established with the client. Further <strong>to</strong> selecting the appropriate partner institutions in the region, the project will provide key contacts in the selected universities and will offer commercial opportunities for the client <strong>to</strong> widen its presence in a strategic region. Methodology PRICING PRICING PRICING PRICING Module 1- US$ 5,000 This module offers the option <strong>to</strong> choose a set of criteria, primary and secondary, that are of most interest, when identifying partner universities. Based on results in these criteria, up <strong>to</strong> ten specific partner institutions will be identified. Primary criteria for selecting partner institutions include: country, university size, research intensity and focus (faculties and presence of a medical school). Our extensive research data is able <strong>to</strong> match university partners through paper intensity, research focus, subject area specification, and citation levels. Secondary criteria for selecting partner institutions are based on the extensive data collected for the <strong>QS</strong> World University Rankings ® , <strong>QS</strong> University Rankings: Asia, <strong>QS</strong> University Rankings: Latin America, and <strong>QS</strong> World University Rankings by Subject. Module 2 - US$ 7,000 This module includes the service provided in module 1, with the addition of the identification of five partner universities that are specialized or have excellence in particular broad and/or narrow subjects. Further research will identify relevant study programs at the partner university. Module 3 - US$ 15,000 This module includes the service provided in module 2, with a supplementary introduction <strong>to</strong> key contacts at all identified partner institutions. This module also comprises a page advert within the <strong>QS</strong> University Rankings supplement, emailed <strong>to</strong> senior University staff in a targeted region, as well as a printed edition for distribution at major international higher education conferences. The client will also be provided with a but<strong>to</strong>n advert on the Rankings section of the <strong>QS</strong> <strong>Intelligence</strong> <strong>Unit</strong> website (www.iu.qs.com, the academic home <strong>to</strong> the university rankings). Module 4 - US$ 22,000 This module includes the service provided in module 3, with the addition of either: ~ ~ Six Postgraduate/PhD student recruitment fairs in August/September held in targeted global regions OR ~ ~ Banner advert on the public facing web results of the <strong>QS</strong> University Rankings results on http://www.<strong>to</strong>puniversities.com, <strong>our</strong> popular Rankings website which generates 15 million visits a year. 14 | <strong>QS</strong>IU Services
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