Saudi and UAE universities reach top rankings for sustainability work – The National

Saudi and UAE universities reach top rankings for sustainability work – The National

Saudi Arabia’s King Abdulaziz University has been ranked joint fourth in the world for its work on sustainability in the 2022 Times Higher Education University Impact Rankings.

The university was ranked alongside Universiti Sains Malaysia with an overall score of 97.5.

The ranking assesses universities against the United Nations’ sustainable development goals (SDGs). It evaluates progress across four broad areas: research, stewardship, outreach, and teaching.