KUALA LUMPUR, June 12 — Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) has achieved a remarkable milestone by securing the top global spot in the Times Higher Education (THE) Impact Rankings...
USM emerged top 10 in the SDG 17 category on partnerships for the goals, by securing the ninth place. — Picture via Facebook/ Universiti Sains Malaysia KUALA LUMPUR, June 12 — Universiti Sains Malaysia has achieved a remarkable milestone by securing the top global spot in the Times Higher Education Impact Rankings 2024. USM ranked first in the peace, justice, and strong institutions category under the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals .
For Southeast Asia’s highest-ranked university, USM comes 18th in the overall category which is a steep decline from USM’s fourth placing in the previous year.A total of 29 institutions from Malaysia participated in the THE Impact Rankings this time around, compared to 24 institutions in 2023 — an increase of 20.8 per cent.
The ranking evaluated 2,152 institutions from 125 countries’ by assessing the universities’ contributions towards achieving the 17 UNSDGs, which encompass a wide range of global challenges.The THE Impact ranking is structured as one overall ranking and 17 SDG rankings, one for each of the UNSDG. To be ranked in the overall ranking, institutions must submit data for SDG 17 and at least three SDGs of their choice.
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