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Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) is a British company specialising in education and study abroad. The company was founded in 1990 by Nunzio Quacquarelli. Today, QS has over 250 employees and operates globally from offices in London (head office in Hampstead, North London); New York, Boston, and Washington, D.C., United States; Paris, France; Singapore; Stuttgart, Germany; Sydney, Australia; Shanghai, China; Johannesburg, South Africa; and Alicante, Spain. QS provides services for undergraduates, graduates, Masters, Ph.D., MBA, and Executive MBA candidates. It offers publications and events to broaden the scope of study abroad. QS runs events and produces guides for postgraduates across 35 countries. ==History== *1988–90: QS Quacquarelli Symonds Ltd was founded as a student initiative whilst Nunzio Quacquarelli was completing his MBA at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. *1990: TopMBA Career Guide and TopMBA International MBA Recruitment and Salary Research launched. *1995: The first QS World MBA Tour was held in just two cities, London and Paris. Today, the tour travels to over 70 cities across five continents. *1996: QS TopMBA Global Recruiters Top 100 Business Schools, an alternative to business school rankings, providing a list of business schools currently preferred by the most international MBA recruiters. In 2009, the name of this report changed to "QS Global 200 Business Schools 2009: The Employers' Choice". *1998: QS TopMBA.com Applicants Research - a survey into the mindset and aspirations of MBA applicants. *2001 * *QS World Grad School Tour was launched; today, the tour visits over 40 cities in more than 30 countries. * *QS acquired Global Workplace, a network for professionals and employers looking to connect with alumni from international business schools. *2002: QS Career Forums - a program of recruitment and career development events *2004: THE-QS World University Rankings launched in collaboration with the ''Times Higher Education'' *2005 * *Scorecard - an online search and personal ranking tool of business schools worldwide * *QS APPLE - The Asia Pacific Professional Leaders in Education annual conference and exhibition for international educators in Asia, Europe, America and Australasia. * *QS Education Trust - a non-profit trust company providing scholarships for international study to candidates each year. *2005-2006: QS TopApply - a specialized CRM system was launched that integrates in with business schools' internal application and candidate management processes. *2007: QS TopInternships – a community website for helping first degree and Masters students locate internships, with an initial focus on English speaking countries around the world. *2008: QS Asian University Rankings launch announced in partnership with South Korea's ''Chosun Ilbo'' newspaper *2009 * *TopUniversities & World of Study Tour launches in London serving high school students and young professionals looking to emigrate through an international degree or vocational qualification. * *QS acquired German software company unisolution, a European supplier of software solutions and services for institutions of higher education in the area of internationalization. * 2012: QS TopMBA Career Guide was launched in the Chinese language. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Quacquarelli Symonds」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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