Education and Career

China is the most popular destination for international students in Asia—and I don’t see a reason why it should not be. It has a highly developed system of higher education which will find only a few competitors in the continent. Many of its universities are amongst the best in the...

Several of New York's colleges and universities found themselves in the top 100 national rankings from Forbes magazine's 100 best-value institutions in the United States for 2019. Brigham Young University, Princeton University, the University of California Irvine, University of California Los Angeles, and University of California Berkeley stacked up as...

1. Build your brand: For the first 10 years of your career, think of yourself as a product that you are developing and marketing. Think about building your brand and creating a strong product. Early in your career, your personal brand is going to be about the brands you have...

There is an infamous poem, often disjointly quoted as “No man is an island,” and “Therefore, never send to know for whom the bell tolls; It tolls for thee.” There are many who have uttered these quotes without realizing they were the beginning and end of the same poem. But...

Interestingly, the National University of Singapore (NUS) is no longer the top university in Asia but has slipped to second place. China's prestigious Tsinghua University is now ranked number one in Asia. It is worth noting that Chinese President Xi Jinping is a graduate of Tsinghua University. The 2019 ranking...

MOVE over Oxford and Cambridge - the KU Leuven (Katholieke Universiteit Leuven) in Belgium has been named the most innovative university in Europe, according to the Reuters's list for 2019. University of Erlangen Nuremberg ranked number 2 on the list, followed by Imperial College London (No. 3), the University of...

The rules of work have changed and to stay in the game you need to know how to adapt to them and, at times, break them. In the past, the rules of the game were fixed. They were set by big organisations and bureaucracies. Now there is a democratisation of...

Out of many intoxicating beverages available in the market, Wine offers a special significance. With history dating back to Christ era, Wine tasting is considered to be a subtle art along with a ritual with sanctity as well. As times passed by, the making of wine has become quite an...

Fashion magazines are instrumental in the popularisation of the fashion industry across the globe. All kinds of variants circulate throughout the world, from the regional to international level. All of these magazines are aimed at educating their readers about the value of what they think is fashion and promote anything...

Almost 10 million Australians have a LinkedIn profile and the average user spends 17 minutes per month using this powerful networking tool. LinkedIn is critical in your job search, so how should you customise your profile to make sure you are getting views for the roles you are going after?...