📘 Education's new funding test: do graduates get hired?
US, UK, and state systems now define value by labor market results. How innovative systems are responding. Join the QS Innovation Webinar and Summits!
What is the difference between information and knowledge in an AI-powered classroom?
QS Midweek Brief - June 10, 2026. What do business school educators think about AI in education? And is Ireland becoming a victim of its own success?
🏫 100M+ children out of school in Africa. Lithium-ion leads energy storage. US manufacturing earnings up 30%.
Chart of the Day #621 looks at children out of school in Africa, data center energy storage market and US advanced manufacturing earnings.
🎓 Healthcare occupations lead US earnings. EU packaged water market led by mineral water. AI salaries led by ML specialists.
Chart of the Day #620 looks at highest paid professions in the US, EU packaged water market and AI jobs in the US market.
👶 Preschool participation is highest in Western AU. Env fund is 1/4th the UNEP budget. Marketing as top AI use case.
Chart of the Day #618 looks at preschoolers in Australia, UNEP’s budget and most common generative AI uses.
🎓 China continues higher education growth. Metal additive market led by North America. Antidepressant use triples in Estonia.
Chart of the Day #619 looks at higher education in China, antidepressant consumption in Estonia and global metal additive market.
👶 India's early childhood enrolment. Netherland's pharma spend <10%. Healthcare costs concern manufacturing CEOs.
Chart of the Day #613 looks at early childhood enrolment rates, pharmaceutical spending and US CEOs’ manufacturing concerns.
🗂️ University AI contracts are renewing, but what does effective AI adoption actually look like?
AI-university contracts renew, Google and UNICEF go global, and OpenAI plants its first international lab in Singapore. Explore the AI Capability Framework.
💼 UK employment above 70%. Animal healthcare continues to expand. Singapore's semiconductor power.
Chart of the Day #617 looks at employment in the UK, animal healthcare market and Singapore’s manufacturing industry output.
Universities show up at every stage of EdTech innovation. Read the report on Edtech Ecosystem Hubs.
EdTech Ecosystem Hubs are changing how innovation moves from idea to adoption, and universities play a critical role. New events to attend. $200M partnership for health, education and econ mobilty.
🍃 Nepal and Myanmar lead South Asian agriculture share. Ransomware remains top cyber risk. Childcare in Canada.
Chart of the Day #616 looks at childcare arrangements in Canada, South Asian agriculture as a share of GDP and cybersecurity risks.
🏭 Fossil fuel consumption led by Asia. Poland sees a decline in higher education. Diabetes deaths highest across Asia.
Chart of the Day #615 looks at higher education in Poland, death due to diabetes and fossil fuel consumption.