THOMAS COOK INDIA PARTNERS QUACQUARELLI SYMONDS
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Thomas Cook (India) has announced its partnership with Quacquarelli Symonds (QS), global provider of specialist higher education and career solutions, to assist students in India with comprehensive travel and travel related financial services.
Thomas Cook India’s internal data points to a significant increase in demand of Indian students needing to travel abroad for education, as also the need for trustworthy professional academic guidance and expert travel assistance. Quacquarelli Symonds produces noteworthy research such as QS World University Rankings, QS TopMBA Jobs & Salary Trends Report and QS Global Top 200 Business School Rankings to help students make informed decisions. It also runs leading digital channels like topuniversities.com and topmba.com, publications such as QS TopMBA Career Guide and Top Grad School Guide and key on-ground events that facilitate face to face interactions with admissions directors. QS works with over 2000 top global higher education institutions to develop future business and world leaders.
The partnership aims to ensure top notch value to students travelling overseas, in addition to the opportunity of having all queries, from admissions to application processes, test preparation to travel guidance answered under one roof at the QS World MBA Tour and QS World Grad School Tour events across India.
Commenting on the association, Mahesh Iyer, Chief Operating Officer - Foreign Exchange & Head – Visas, Thoas Cook (India) said, “Thomas Cook India’s over 133 year legacy in India of providing world class travel & foreign exchange solutions, coupled with the undisputed global educational expertise of Quacquarelli Symonds, brings Indian students a compelling value proposition - a comprehensive and unparalleled student product. This pioneering partnership is aimed at empowering students- providing them with valuable guidance and counseling across a range of services, from test preparation to travel and foreign exchange solutions.”
Reiterating the student benefits, Paras Fatnani, Head of Marketing, QS Quacquarelli Symonds said, “We’re delighted to partner with Thomas Cook India, a renowned service provider, to further enhance the experience of students wanting to study at top institutions internationally. The number of students pursuing studies abroad continues to surge as higher education institutions around the world including India, vie for the best and brightest minds. A recent student mobility report by UNESCO shows application numbers from India are as high as 189,500 and India is the second largest country of origin of mobile students. This association will definitely ease the access to travel and foreign currency exchange services for all potential students.”