The term Times Higher Education–QS World University Rankings refers to rankings published jointly between 2004 and 2009 by ''

Times Higher Education ''Times Higher Education'' (''THE''), formerly ''The Times Higher Education Supplement'' (''The Thes''), is a British magazine reporting specifically on news and issues related to higher education. Ownership TPG Capital acquired TSL Education ...

'' and

Quacquarelli Symonds Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) is a British company specialising in the analysis of higher education institutions around the world. The company was founded in 1990 by Nunzio Quacquarelli. History On 5 October 2017, QS Quacquarelli Symonds acquired Hob ...

(QS). After QS and ''Times Higher Education'' had ended their collaboration, the methodology for these rankings continues to be used by its developer Quacquarelli Symonds. Since 2010 these rankings are known as the

QS World University Rankings ''QS World University Rankings'' is an annual publication of university rankings by Quacquarelli Symonds (QS). The QS system comprises three parts: the global overall ranking, the subject rankings (which name the world's top universities for the ...

when ''Times Higher Education'' started publishing another ranking with methodology developed in partnership with

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in 2010, known as the

Times Higher Education World University Rankings The ''Times Higher Education World University Rankings'' (often referred to as the THE Rankings) is an annual publication of university rankings by the ''Times Higher Education'' (THE) magazine. The publisher had collaborated with Quacquarelli ...

Criticism

The old iterations of the rankings produced collaboratively by THE and QS Quacquarelli Symonds received a number of criticisms. Some critics expressed concern about the manner in which the peer review conducted by THE-QS was carried out. In a report,Response to Review of Strategic Plan by Peter Wills
/ref> Peter Wills from the University of Auckland, New Zealand wrote of the ''Times Higher Education''-QS World University Rankings: Ian Diamond, former chief executive of the

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and now vice-chancellor of the

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and a member of the THE editorial board, wrote to ''

'' in 2007, saying:

References

External links

Times Higher Education World University Rankings official website

QS World University Rankings official websiteInteractive maps comparing the Times Higher Education and QS World University Rankings
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Criticism

See also

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