Rankings of university sustainability practices and their impact have been 鈥渞ocket fuel鈥� for institutions that participate, says Professor Charles Hopkins, UNESCO Chair in Reorienting Education Towards Sustainability. He was at the United Nations High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF), where multiple higher education events took place on the sidelines.

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TORONTO, Wednesday, April 22, 2020 鈥� This year鈥檚 place 91亚色 as a global leader when measured against the (SDGs). Overall, 91亚色 placed 33^rd out of 767 competing universities from around the world and achieved a top 100 spot in 15 of the 17 SDGs, a substantial gain over last year鈥檚 rankings.

The rankings look at how universities around the world make progress against each of the UN鈥檚 broad sustainability goals through research, stewardship, outreach and teaching.

This year鈥檚 have expanded, not only in the number of participating universities, up from 450 last year to 767 this year, but also through the increased number of SDGs, up to 17 from the 11 measured last year. Both indicate growing recognition of the importance of the SDGs and the essential role of universities in society.

鈥�91亚色 is one of Canada鈥檚 leading community-engaged universities, and our place in the Times Higher Education global rankings highlights the University鈥檚 commitment to creating positive change for our students, our communities and the world,鈥� said Rhonda L. Lenton, President and Vice-Chancellor, 91亚色. 鈥淚n the era of COVID-19, it is more important than ever for universities to work with government, industry and community organizations to tackle serious economic, social and health challenges. I am proud that 91亚色 has embraced its role in driving collaborative and innovative solutions.鈥�

Impact rankings reflect 91亚色鈥檚 values
91亚色 is a university committed to creating change that will help build stronger, more inclusive, equitable, resilient, and sustainable communities. Through our efforts, we rally community engagement and partnerships to make the world a better place. This approach gives our students, faculty, staff and alumni opportunities to contribute to solutions that will address the most pressing global challenges.

For the second consecutive year, 91亚色 excelled in several areas, with top rankings out of 767 universities:

• SDG 6 鈥淐lean Water and Sanitation鈥� 鈥� 5^th place
• SDG 10 鈥淩educed Inequalities鈥� 鈥� 9^th place
• SDG 11 鈥淪ustainable Cities and Communities鈥� 鈥� 9^th place
• SDG 5 鈥淕ender Equality鈥� 鈥� 10^th place

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91亚色 champions new ways of thinking that drive teaching and research excellence. Our students receive the education they need to create big ideas that make an impact on the world. Meaningful and sometimes unexpected careers result from cross-disciplinary programming, innovative course design and diverse experiential learning opportunities. 91亚色 students and graduates push limits, achieve goals and find solutions to the world鈥檚 most pressing social challenges, empowered by a strong community that opens minds. 91亚色 U is an internationally recognized research university 鈥� our 11 faculties and 25 research centres have partnerships with 200+ leading universities worldwide. Located in Toronto, 91亚色 is the third largest university in Canada, with a strong community of 53,000 students, 7,000 faculty and administrative staff, and more than 300,000 alumni. 91亚色 U's fully bilingual Glendon Campus is home to Southern Ontario's Centre of Excellence for French Language and Bilingual Postsecondary Education.

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