Qatar University (QU) ranked in the top 300 out of 766 universities globally and 16th worldwide in Climate Action (Sustainable Development Goal -13) category, according to the Times Higher Education (THE) University Impact Rankings 2020.
The THE Impact Rankings are the only global performance tables that assess universities against the United Nations’ SDG. QU participated in seven out of 17 SDGs, scoring 74.8 out of 100 overall.
The seven SDGs QU participated in are: good health and well-being; quality education; partnership for goals; affordable and clean energy; decent work and economic growth; climate action; and peace, justice and strong institutions.
The seven SDG breakdown are: (SDG-3) good health and well-being, SDG score 53.1, ranked 301-400 out of 620 institutions; (SDG-4) quality education, 73, ranked 61 out of 676 institutions; (SDG-7) affordable and clean energy, 56.9, ranked 101-200 out of 361 institutions; (SDG-8) decent work and economic growth, 57.2, ranked 101-200 out of 479 institutions; (SDG-13) climate action, 70.5, ranked 16 out of 376 institutions; (SDG-16) peace, justice and strong institutions, 66, ranked 101-200 out of 453 institutions; and (SDG-17) partnership for goals, 71.1, ranked 101-200 out of 806 institutions.
“QU is proud to consolidate its place in the top 300 universities worldwide on the THE Impact Ranking for the 2nd year in a row. More importantly, QU ranks 16th worldwide on SDG 13 climate action that tackles among other issues, reducing emissions of short-lived climate pollutants, helping to limit ground-level ozone and black carbon emissions which shows the alignment of QU with the State of Qatar commitment to organise the FIFA World Cup 2022 with zero emission and its important role in supporting this effort,” QU President Dr Hassan al-Derham said in a press statement.
“QU’s excellence in delivering quality education is also recognised in the same ranking, having been ranked 61st worldwide,” he added.
