Key Facts: Global

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　　· London is ranked #1 because it possesses the highest number of top-ranked universities of any city, because it has a high level of employer activity, and because its desirability – including quality of life – has increased, relative to competitor cities;

　　· Cities in the United Kingdom and United States are hindered by their lack of affordability. Eight of the world’s ten least affordable cities are either British or American;

　　· The world’s three most attractive cities, according to students surveyed by QS, are Munich in Germany, Montreal in Canada, and Melbourne in Australia.

　　· 伦敦排名全球第一，伦敦拥有所有上榜城市中排名最高的大学，并且伦敦的招聘就业市场也非常活跃，伦敦的向往热度和生活质量也在不断增长;

　　· 英国和美国的其他城市因为过高的生活成本而排位较低。世界上十个生活最贵的城市中有八个位于英美两国;

　　· 根据QS的学生问卷调查，全球三个最具吸引力的城市包括德国的慕尼黑，加拿大的蒙特利尔和澳大利亚的墨尔本。

　　Ben Sowter, Director of Research at QS, said: “Though Chinese cities have seen consistent drops in rank this year, QS do not believe that the underlying data is discouraging for Chinese universities, or for the Chinese Ministry of Education. These drops are primarily happening due to the increased costs an international student might incur when they choose to study in China, but this is, in part, testament to China’s still-strengthening economy.”

　　Sowter continued: “Cost of living may be high, but Mainland China is home to some of the top-ranked universities on the planet, and students studying there can also look forward to post-study work in a thriving economic climate. Therefore, while the Chinese Ministry of Education continues to offer generous sponsorship packages, and while the budget allocated for the education of foreign students continues to increase, we expect that China’s higher education system will meet its target of welcoming half a million international students next year.”

　　QS研究总监Ben Sowter表示： “虽然中国城市今年的排名有所下降，但QS并不认为这些数据会影响中国大学或中国教育系统的发展。这些下降主要是由于国际学生在选择在中国学习时可能产生的成本增加，但这在一定程度上证明了中国经济仍然强劲。”

　　Sowter还表示： “虽然中国的生活成本在不断提高，但中国依然拥有众多世界顶尖学府，学生们毕业后也拥有好的职业前景。与此同时，中国的教育部给外国留学生的奖学金预算拨款也在不断增加，我们预计明年中国大陆的高校将接收将近50万国际学生。”