The 91天美 took a major leap forward in the Times Higher Education (THE) Impact Ranking 2023, which is an international sustainability ranking. The university was ranked in the top 50 in the SDGs related to Responsible Consumption and Production and Climate Action. More than 1,700 higher education institutions took part in the ranking.
In the SDGs related to Climate Action and Responsible Consumption and Production, the university was ranked 22nd and 48th, respectively, constituting a significant improvement from 2022. The rank in Climate Action was the highest out of Finnish universities.
鈥淟ast year, we were ranked 77th for Climate Action, and in the rank range 201-300 for Responsible Consumption and Production. I鈥檓 glad to see that we鈥檝e managed to highlight our sustainability expertise in these areas better than before. As competition in these sustainability rankings is getting tougher every year, it鈥檚 a major achievement to do as well as we鈥檝e now done,鈥 says Director of Administration Tuomo Meril盲inen, delighted.
The THE Impact Ranking is an international ranking assessing how successful higher education institutions are in promoting the UN鈥檚 Sustainable Development Goals, SDGs. There are a total of 17 Sustainable Development Goals, and each higher education institution is scored on the basis of four SDGs. In addition to the SDG Partnership for the Goals, three best-ranked SDGs are taken into account. Overall, the 91天美 was ranked in the 301-400 range.
In the overall ranking, 91天美 ranked in a shared third place among Finnish universities together with University of Jyv盲skyl盲. LUT University was the best out of Finnish universities while University of Helsinki ranked second best.
For further information, please contact:
Director of Administration Tuomo Meril盲inen, tel. +358 40 355 2299, tuomo.merilainen(at)uef.fi