UNS — Universitas Sebelas Maret (UNS) Surakarta is ranked 7th in the recent national UI GreenMetric World University Rankings 2022, announced through the Universitas Indonesia YouTube Channel, Monday (12/12/2022).
The Vice-Rector for Planning, Partnership, Business, and Information UNS, Prof. Sajidan, states that UNS’ ranking as the top 10 UI GreenMetric shows UNS’ achievement, which is highly appreciated and meaningful. This ranking awarded to UNS shows that UNS, as Pancasila Fortress, is committed to environmental sustainability.
Moreover, Prof. Sajidan states that UNS’ ranking, as one of the Higher Education Institutions with exceptional concern for environmental conditions, is the result of collaborative efforts among UNS academic members.
“This is an outstanding achievement, at least for UNS, to conclude the year of 2022, with a brilliant achievement. Congratulations to all UNS academic members for all the contributions toward this UI GreenMetric ranking achievement,” said Prof. Sajidan, Monday (19/12/2022).
Prof. Sajidan also states that UNS’ achievement to get ranked as a top-10 UI GreenMetric, proves that UNS is more than ready to be a World Class University (WCU).
He considers that international Higher Education is not only measured by the quality of research, scientific publication, patents, graduates’ quality, and lecturers’ or students’ achievement but also considering technology adoption and environmental sustainability efforts.
“Recently, environmental issues attracted global concern, including Indonesia. Therefore, UNS’ achievement in UI GreenMetric shows that our campus is up to date with global development, especially climate change,” explains Prof. Sajidan.
UI GreenMetric Assessment Standard
The UI GreenMetric, in which UNS is ranked as the top higher education institution in sustainability initiatives both at the national and international levels, is an annual event. This ranking was initiated by UI for assessing higher education institutions as members of UI GreenMetric, both from Indonesia and abroad, based on commitments and actions toward green and sustainable environmental initiatives.
In 2022, UNS competed against 126 Higher Education Institutions in Indonesia as a member of UI GreenMetric. This ranking is also followed by 1,050 higher education institutions from 85 countries across the globe.
There are several pillars applied by UI GreenMetric to assess Higher Education Institutions’ commitments toward green initiatives and environmental sustainability, namely environment, economy, and social.
The scoring weight for each aspect assessed in the assessment stage is as follows, education and research (18 percent), water usage (10 percent), transportation (18 percent), university infrastructure condition (15 percent), energy and climate change (21 percent), and waste management (18 percent). Humas UNS