UMY’s Impressive Improvement on THE Impact Ranking 2023
As awareness of the importance of reaching the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) grows, Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta (UMY) has the responsibility to play a role in achieving the objectives. The United Nations established the SDGs in 2015, which are a set of 17 interrelated global objectives to create a more sustainable and equal future for all. These objectives seek to address the world’s most critical social, economic, and environmental issues by 2030.
UMY has implemented the 17 SDGs in every aspect which is acknowledged by the Times Higher Education (THE) Impact Rankings. In 2023, UMY secured a 601-800th place in the world along with other universities from all over the world including Ankara University, the University of Warsaw, China Medical University, and the University of Baghdad. In addition, UMY also ranked in the top 5 along with 4 other Indonesian universities.
In her recent interview, Dr. Mega Hidayati, S.Ag., S.S., M.A. as the Head of Organizational Development, Planning, and Development Board UMY stated, “The recent increase in UMY’s place in THE Impact Ranking indicates that all of the UMY’s academic community’s efforts to implement SDGs have grown as well.”
This achievement is not merely gained easily. A lot of effort has been made by all the academics community of UMY. The Planning and Development Board of UMY always conducts internal and external research related to THE Impact Ranking and submits suggestions to the UMY’s higher. The lecturers had also actively taken part in research and community service based on SDGs goals. Besides all of that, the UMY’s higher-ups’ policies also played a role in being the initial key to success.
UMY has a strong commitment to contribute to solving the global humanitarian crisis and implementing SDGs is one of the initiatives to make an actual and measurable contribution to achieve that commitment.
“This year, UMY ranked 101-200th for 2 SDGs which are Zero Hunger and Decent Work and Economic Growth, which in other words, showed a strong commitment to preventing, reducing, and providing solutions in dealing with food and economic difficulties,” Mega added.
In addition to achieving a significant rise on THE Impact Rankings, UMY will keep continuing evaluating the results and finding new innovative strategies. Mega realized that there was still plenty that UMY could do to raise awareness about the SDGs initiative. But the most crucial thing right now is to integrate the SDGs into campus life.