QS Quacquarelli Symonds, a global higher education analyst, has released the sophomore edition of the QS World University Rankings: Sustainability. The ranking evaluates universities based on social impact, environmental impact, and governance, providing a unique and detailed framework to assess how universities are taking action to tackle the world’s most pressing global challenges.
The QS World University Rankings: Sustainability 2024 features 1,397 institutions across 95 countries and territories, more than double the number featured in last year’s pilot edition.
In particular, the ranking features eight universities in Ukraine, with the Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute (KPI) placed #861-880 globally and #4 in Ukraine. KPI achieves its strongest performances in such indicators as Environmental Education – based on reputation data, alumni data and institutional data on curricular provision – and Governance – related to ethics, hiring practices, transparency and open decision making, among other criteria. It is followed by the Ivan Franko National University of Lviv (#1051-1100), Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv (#1101-1150), Kharkiv Polytechnic Institute (#1151-1200), and Kharkiv National University of Radio Electronics (#1201+).
At the global level, the University of Toronto is crowned the world’s most sustainable university, followed by the University of California, Berkeley (UCB) in second and the University of Manchester in third.
QS is committed to support the higher education sector in its journey towards a more sustainable education for all. It aims to encourage best practices in transparency, impactful research, equality, and climate mitigation.
More information:
https://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/sustainability-rankings/2024