QS Quacquarelli Symonds has released the sophomore edition of the
QS World University Rankings: Sustainability, which sees Peru's highest-ranked university, Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Peru (PUCP), stand out as the national leader in four of QS' indicators.
QS, the global higher education analyst, has ranked five Peruvian universities, four of which are new. PUCP is the highest ranked, placing 449th.
In Knowledge Exchange, QS' measure of collaboration, resource sharing and community engagement, it ranks 206th.
It is also the national leader in subjects with the potential to generate positive social impact, such as Politics, Law or Education, placing 678th in Impact of Education.
Similarly, in Employability & Outcomes, it ranks 545th.
It also tops the domestic table for Environmental Research, based on research output aligned with UN Sustainable Development Goals 7, 11, 12, 13, 14, and 15. It ranks 636th in this metric.
It is also the national leader for Health & Wellbeing, which quantifies relevant research and quality of life for students and staff. It places 371st.
Governance marks Peru's strongest indicator, which assesses ethics, hiring practices, transparency, and decision-making. Again, UPCH is the top performer.
About the rankings
Evaluating universities based on social impact, environmental impact and governance, the rankings provide a unique and detailed framework to assess how universities are taking action to tackle the world's most pressing global challenges.
The QS World University Rankings: Sustainability 2024 features 1403 institutions across 95 countries and territories, more than double the number featured in last year's pilot edition.
The University of Toronto is crowned the world's most sustainable university, followed by the University of California, Berkeley in second, and The University of Manchester in third.
QS' methodology for the World University Rankings: Sustainability 2024 is based on university performance across three assessment categories:
-Environmental Impact (aggregating three indicators: Environmental Sustainability, Environmental Education, and Environmental Research)
-Social Impact (aggregating five indicators: Equality, Knowledge Exchange, Impact of Education, Employability & Outcomes, and Health & Wellbeing)
-Governance (considering factors related to good governance: ethics, hiring practices, transparency, decision making, etc.)
Editor's note: Information provided by QS Quacquarelli Symonds.
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Published: 12/8/2023