UrFU Included in the World ESG Ranking of Universities for the First Time

16:55, December 11, 2023

Ural Federal University became the fourth among Russian universities represented in the survey

The Ural Federal University took the fourth place among 27 Russian universities, which practices in the field of sustainable development have been recognized by international experts: the QS Sustainability Rankings study was published. The university ranked 266th in Europe.

"The ranking is published for only the second time, but the number of participants has doubled, which shows the importance of the agenda for the universities of the world and the economy as a whole. QS experts emphasized competent resource management and our contribution to the implementation of affordable quality education, accumulation and dissemination of knowledge on sustainable development through scientific research, training of specialists for the real sector of the economy taking into account the current ESG agenda, as well as positive systemic socio-economic and environmental effects of academic activities in accordance with internationally accepted standards," notes Viktor Koksharov, Rector of UrFU.

We would like to add that the sustainable development report has been published by the Institute of Economics and Management of UrFU since 2021, and the methodology of ESG-effects accounting developed within the framework of the Priority-2030 project will allow us to more accurately assess the contribution of Russian universities to the achievement of national sustainable development goals.

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QS Sustainability Rankings 2024 includes 1403 universities from 95 countries working to achieve sustainable development goals through education, scientific results, interaction with local and international communities, business and government.

The research methodology is based on the ranking of projects that directly or indirectly affect environmental, economic and social issues.

Dmitry Benemansky