1、Mapping the global alignment between higher education systems and workforce needs World Future Skills Index 2027 Skills Future2World Future Skills Index 2027 Thanks toMatteo Quacquarelli Vice President,Strategy and Analytics Daniel Kahn Senior Consultant Higher Education Performance Ben Sowter Senio
2、r Vice President Diego Santos Senior Consultant Employability and Skills Kavisha Hapuarachchi Senior Manager Market Intelligence Louie Brand Content Lead Jen Foster Associate Director,Content3ContentsForeword What is the QS World Future Skills Index 2027?Executive summaryThe global skills landscapeA
3、 focus on the supply of skills:Skills Alignmentand Academic ReadinessThe demand for future skills:Future of Work and Economic TransformationConclusionMethodology05 06 08 1422365460Take a closer look at the QS World Future skills.Sign up to watch.Watch the webinar4World Future Skills Index 2027 5Fore
4、word Three years into the rapid spread of AI,labour markets are already restructuring.Now,we must ask whether higher education systems,employers and policymakers are moving quickly enough,in synchronicity,to avoid mass unemployment,especially amongst youth,and those not yet eligible for retirement.T
5、he QS World Future Skills Index 2027 is designed to help answer this question.It examines how effectively higher education systems are aligned with labour-market demand,and whether economies are creating the conditions needed to turn talent into productivity,innovation and growth.Covering 89 economi
6、es,the Index brings together indicators of skills supply and skills demand to provide a clearer picture of future readiness.Its purpose is to help policymakers,university leaders and investors understand where systems are well aligned,where pressures are building,and where action is most needed to a