The latest edition of the Times Higher Education (THE) University Impact Rankings has just been released. This ranking attempts to assess universities’ commitment to meeting the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals.
The overall score combines one mandatory goal, Partnership for the Goals, and the best three scores for the other goals. The rankings now include over 2000 universities from 125 countries. Canada and Australia perform very well. Brazil and India are well represented while there are only six universities from Mainland China.
The top universities overall and for the goals are:
Overall; Western Sydney University, Australia
No Poverty; Universitas Airlangga, Indonesia
Zero Hunger; Queen’s University, Canada
Good health and Well-being; JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research, India
Quality Education; Aalborg University, Denmark
Gender Equality; Western Sydney University
Clean Water and Sanitation; University of Exeter, UK
Affordable and Clean Energy; Afe Babalola University, Nigeria
Decent Work and Economic Growth; Kyungpook National University, South Korea
Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure; Delft University of Technology, Netherlands
Reduced Inequalities; RMIT University, Australia
Sustainable Cities and Communities; University of Manchester, UK
Responsible Consumption and Production, Bournemouth University, UK
Climate Action; University of Tasmania, Australia
Life Below Water; Arizona State University, USA
Life on Land, University of Manchester
Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions; Universiti Sains Malaysia
Partnership for the Goals; University of Technology Sydney, Australia.
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