Recently I had the privilege of moderating the “Smart Recruitment” session at the QS EduData Summit in Singapore. Our brief was simple but urgent: if we truly want to recruit smart, we must first understand where graduates are going—and then design the journey back from that destination. The conversation was energising, frank and deeply practical, and I left more convinced than ever that employability is now the organising principle for modern higher education. What struck me most was the...

Navigating Europe's Higher Education Renaissance As Chair of the Global Advisory Committee (Europe), I had the privilege of witnessing something extraordinary unfold in Porto this June. Nearly 800 changemakers from over 50 countries gathered not merely to discuss the future of higher education, but to actively shape it. What emerged was far more than a conference—it was a collective reimagining of what European universities can and must become in an era of unprecedented change. The summit's...