The QS International Trade Rankings, in partnership with the Hinrich Foundation, identifies the top Global Trade programmes in the world.
To publish our first International Trade Rankings, we’ve reached out to more than two hundred representatives at universities across the globe who are delivering cross-border trade education. The ranking focuses on course content, innovative teaching as well as the graduate prospects of the institutions and programmes.
To ensure the relevancy of the ranking criteria, the Foundation drew on its rich expertise in trade, and elicited input from a panel of trade professionals and graduate-level professors of practice. Among key recommendations are that a quality trade curriculum includes courses on cross-border trade, policy, logistics, international trade finance and cross-cultural leadership. Top programmes have professors with rich industry experience, strong industry engagement and flexible programme delivery.
This inaugural ranking, employing a bespoke methodology, is intended to begin a conversation with our sector on which institutions are truly elevating trade education. This 1st edition is our call to the market to engage with the methodology, provide sector-driven feedback and help us deliver a truly informative ranking to students wishing to enter or progress in this vital and exciting career path.
The set of performance lenses and indicators for our International Trade Rankings and their weights are shown below, linking to their fuller descriptions in our methodology section.
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7 Indicator Lenses 'Groups' |
Weighting |
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35% |
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15% |
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15% |
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15% |
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10% |
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5% |
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5% |
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Sub-Indicator |
Weighting Priority |
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35% |
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10% |
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10% |
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8% |
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6% |
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5% |
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5% |
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5% |
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| 5% | |
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5% |
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4% |
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2% |