For the better part of a decade, the Netherlands was the European destination of choice for Indian undergraduates looking beyond the US and UK. With a strong English-taught catalogue, world-class research universities, EU-recognized degrees, affordable tuition, and a one-year work permit after graduation, the package was hard to beat. That package is still intact in 2026. However, the rules have changed in important ways, and any family seriously considering the Netherlands n

As counsellors, every August and September we wait with bated breath for Rankings to drop and we see months of carefully curated college lists, questioned and recalibrated with parents sending screenshots and the internet breaking with the new revelations. Unfortunately, few students and families understand the formulas driving them, which makes them rely on the ranking as a goal-setter. Behind all this are several competing spreadsheets with very different idea of what makes

The FT 2026 Global MBA Top 10 The most shocking headline this year is the absence of Stanford GSB and Columbia , which reportedly did not meet the alumni response threshold required for inclusion. This paved the way for a historic first. MBA 2025 - Business school rankings from the Financial Times - FT.com Rank School Country Key Highlight 1 MIT: Sloan US First time ever at #1 in FT history. 2 Insead France/Singapore Reclaimed its status as the top European school. 3 UPenn: