Top 100 Universities in the World for Global Impact

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These are the top 100 universities making a global impact today, according to the Times Higher Education Impact Rankings, the only global performance tables that assess universities against the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). In 2020, 766 universities from 85 countries were ranked across the SDGs to shine a light on those institutions that are working hard to tackle global issues like climate change, gender inequality, quality education for all, economic growth and achieving peaceful societies.

Source: Times Higher Education (2020).

 
Impact Rank 2020UniversityCountry/Region
41University of Hong KongHong Kong
42Laval UniversityCanada
43Glasgow Caledonian UniversityUnited Kingdom
44University of DundeeUnited Kingdom
45University of GothenburgSweden
46University of NewcastleAustralia
47Aalto UniversityFinland
48University of IndonesiaIndonesia
49University of TasmaniaAustralia
50Yonsei University (Seoul campus)South Korea
51University of JaénSpain
52University of WorcesterUnited Kingdom
53Paris Sciences et Lettres – PSL Research University ParisFrance
54Pompeu Fabra UniversitySpain
55Deakin UniversityAustralia
56Iran University of Medical SciencesIran
57Indian Institute of Technology KharagpurIndia
58Nottingham Trent UniversityUnited Kingdom
59University of SurreyUnited Kingdom
60Massey UniversityNew Zealand