Two Malaysian universities in Times’ sustainability Top 100
BY JERRY CHOONG
The Times Higher Education’s Impact Impact Ranking for 2020 listed Universiti Sains Malaysia and Universiti Malaya at the 65th and 80th place respectively in its top 100 universities, based on the United Nations’ 17 Sustainable Development Goals that measure positive social and economic impact on the planet from climate action and gender equality to good health and wellbeing.
In total, 857 universities from 89 countries and regions across six continents were ranked for at least one SDG, with 766 universities across 85 nations included in the overall ranking assessment. However, the top 20 universities this year also included two others from developing economies, with China’s Tongji University at 13th place, and Brazil’s University of Sao Paolo at 14th place.
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