Times Higher Education (THE) annually measures the Impact Ranking of universities around the world. The result of THE Ranking is widely accepted as an indicator of the achievement for the World Class University title.
One of the thematics covered in THE Impact Ranking is measuring how universities worldwide adopt the principles of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). In 2021, THE Impact Ranking involves 1.115 universities from 92 countries and regions.
Universitas Hasanuddin (Unhas) achieved a spectacular accomplishment in THE Impact Ranking for SDGs. In 2020, Unhas could not make it into the ranking list, yet Unhas manage to reach second place at the national level and the top 79 of the world. The accomplishment is very encouraging, considering the complexity of the assessment variables which cover the 17 SDGs.
Top 10 Indonesian University in 2021 THE Impact Ranking for SDGs category (global ranking in parentheses):
- Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember (64)
- Universitas Hasanuddin (79)
- Universitas Gadjah Mada (83)
- Universitas Indonesia (85)
- Insitut Teknologi Bandung (101-200)
- Universitas Diponegoro (101-200)
- Universitas IPB (101-200)
- Universitas Padjadjaran (201-300)
- Universitas Sebelas Maret (201-300)
- Universitas Telekom (201-300)
Vice-rector for Research, Innovation, and Partnership, Prof. dr. Nasrum Massi, Sp.MK, Ph.D., expressed his joy. For the last 6 years, Unhas has been intensively participating in meeting the standard of SDGs as required by THE Impact Ranking.
“We are very proud of this result. Our challenge at the moment is to maintain the achievement,” said Prof. Nasrum.
Dean of the Unhas Postgraduate School, also the person in charge of the Unhas SDGs Center, Prof. Dr. Ir. Jamaluddin Jompa also highly appreciated the Task Force of THE SDGs. This is encouraging because Unhas can outperform the rankings of universities from which we learned.
“This is an exceptional achievement and existence. I still remember how we had two consultations with other universities, and it turned out that we outrank them. Hopefully, it will be an encouragement for all of us to continue to develop SDGs Center,” said Prof. Jamal.
Rector of Universitas Hasanuddin also expressed her happiness due to the accomplishment. Unhas’ goal to be a World-Class University is our long term agenda, and with this result, we have completed it.
“I appreciate our collaboration. This is another evidence that Unhas’ potential and resources are excellent. We only need adaptive governance and management to distribute all these advantages,” said Prof. Adult.
Kumara Tungga Dewa, S.S.
Editor: Ishaq Rahman, AMIPR
