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Indian Express
a day ago
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- Indian Express
THE University Impact Rankings 2025: Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, 3 other Indian universities figure in top 100 list
Four Indian universities have secured a position in the top 100 list in the latest Times Higher Education (THE) University Impact Rankings 2025 released on June 18. The Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham at 41st rank is among the best-performing Indian institutes. The other Indian institutes in the list in the top 100 are Lovely Professional University (48), JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research (56) and Shoolini University of Biotechnology and Management Sciences (96). Australia's Western Sydney University has bagged the top position for the fourth consecutive year, followed by the United Kingdom's University of Manchester and South Korea's Kyungpook National University (KNU) in the second and third positions, respectively. Asian universities claim more than half of all places in the rankings, and 10 out of the 17 individual Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) rankings are now led by an Asian university, a statement on the THE Impact rankings website said. It stated that Indonesia's Universitas Airlangga, in joint ninth place, is the most sustainable institution from an emerging economy. Eight countries — Botswana, Burkina Faso, El Salvador, Estonia, Maldives, Namibia, Papua New Guinea and Senegal — have made their debut in the sustainability rankings this year. Beyond 100, THE Impact Rankings 2025 does not assign individual ranks but places institutions in ranges instead. Anna University, BS Abdur Rahman Crescent Institute of Science and Technology, KIIT University and Manipal Academy of Higher Education are ranked at 101-200. Nitte (Deemed to be university) placed at 201-300, is the only institute in that range. Centurion University of Technology and Management, Chitkara University, Dr DY Patil Vidyapeeth Pune, IIT Gandhinagar, Manipal University Jaipur, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences and Shiv Nadar University are placed between 301 and 400 ranks. While IIT Guwahati and VIT find themselves between 601 and 800 ranks, IIT Mandi, NIT Silchar and JNU are ranked between 1001-1500 in the THE Impact Rankings 2025. The Times Higher Education Impact Rankings 2025 has ranked 2,526 universities from 130 countries or territories based on their progress towards the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
The Star
2 days ago
- Business
- The Star
USM, UM among world's top for SDG impact
PETALING JAYA: Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) has emerged as Malaysia's highest-ranked institution in the Times Higher Education (THE) University Impact Rankings 2025. It sits in joint 14th position with National Taiwan University in the overall ranking, up from 18th place last year. Coming in second is Universiti Malaya (UM), at joint 25th position with King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Saudi Arabia. Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) and Sunway University are the other two Malaysian universities that made their way into the top 100 of the rankings. UKM climbed to joint 53rd while Sunway University ranks 81st, up from the 201–300 band. Malaysia tops three of the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), with USM taking first place for SDG 1 (no poverty), SDG 16 (peace, justice and strong institutions), and joint first with UM for SDG 17 (partnerships for the goals). In addition, UM leads the Asia region in sixth place for SDG 14 (life below water), and ranks joint seventh globally for SDG 11 (sustainable cities and communities), and 12th for SDG 15 (life on land). Other Malaysian universities also stood out in individual categories. Universiti Malaysia Pahang Al-Sultan Abdullah (UMPSA) ranks 18th for SDG 7 (affordable and clean energy), while Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM) achieved 41st place for SDG 10 (reduced inequalities). Additionally, UKM earned 26th position for SDG 12 (responsible consumption and production). The seventh edition of the University Impact Rankings was released on Wednesday (June 18) by THE, publisher of the globally recognised THE World University Rankings. The rankings are the only global performance tables that assess universities against the UN SDGs across four broad areas - research, stewardship, outreach and teaching. Universities are ranked across 18 tables: one overall ranking and 17 tables representing each individual SDG. A record 2,526 universities ranked globally from 130 countries, with Asian universities claiming more than half of the rankings for the first time. THE chief global affairs officer Phil Baty said: "Universities worldwide are stepping up to help the world take on its most pressing grand challenges, from the climate crisis to delivering economic growth to supporting peace and justice across the world. "Asia is leading the way on the sustainability agenda. "Asia's clear dominance of the rankings in terms of overall representation, and so many outstanding individual university performances including several world number-one positions for individual SDGs, shows that when it comes to universities' social and economic impact, the world will increasingly look to Asia." For more information, visit
