In the international UI GreenMetric ranking, UITM was ranked second among Polish universities, as it was a year ago.
The ranking takes into account environmental and sustainability solutions, and the list includes 1183 universities from around the world.
In this year’s edition of the UI GreenMetric ranking, universities from 84 countries around the world participated, including 15 from Poland. Universities from the Netherlands, Great Britain and Germany topped the ranking. Among Polish universities, the Gdansk University of Technology ranked highest, at 197th place in the ranking. The University of Information Technology and Management from Rzeszow is in second place, which gave it the 325th position in the world ranking.
| Year | Points per 1000 | Position in The world | Position in The Country |
| 2023 | 7150 | 325. out of 1183 universities | 2nd out of 15 colleges |
| 2022 | 7000 | 291st out of 1050 universities | 2nd out of 11 universities |
| 2021 | 5950 | 411. in 956 | 3rd out of 9 colleges |
View the report- RAPORT-WSIIZ-UI-GREENMETRIC
We maintained our 2nd place in Poland and ranked 325th in the world, receiving the highest number of points ever (7150 out of 10000) with the criteria tightening every year and increasing interest in participating in the ranking. We put a lot of work into greening the University by implementing a number of educational, research, organizational and infrastructural projects with a wide social impact. We are also consistently developing the „Green UITM” subpage on the University’s portal, publishing UITM Sustainability Reports, in which we present our activities with regard to all 17 sustainability goals, and on the Green Blog Prof. Tadeusz Pomianek and experts he has invited share their knowledge on combating climate change,” emphasizes UITM Rector Dr. Andrzej Rozmus, Prof. UITM.
Dr. Malgorzata Gosek, UITM Vice Chancellor for Innovation and Sustainability, adds, Our participation in the GreenMetric Ranking is a consequence of the development path we have taken as a University. We want it to be sustainable development, that is, with care for the environment, climate and people. As an organization we are changing, as an academic community we are involved in many initiatives to promote these values. We want to have a real impact on changing the world for the sake of future generations. The fact that our activities are being recognized in GreenMetric’s global ranking is proof to us that we are moving in the right direction.
What is UI GreenMetric?
The UI GreenMetric ranking has been evaluating university activities related to sustainability and climate protection since 2010. The ranking’s methodology draws from top benchmarks, including: Times Higher Education, Webometric, HEEACT, QS Ranking, The College Sustainability Report Card
The classification of universities participating in the ranking is based on their self-assessment against 89 indicators divided into 6 categories:
- environment and infrastructure (e.g., percentage of campus devoted to green space, size of budget for sustainability measures, adaptation of campus to the needs of people with disabilities and mothers with children),
- energy and climate change (e.g., carbon footprint, renewable energy sources, devices to reduce energy consumption, university programs for climate change), – waste (e.g., 3R programs: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle – Reduce, Reuse, Recover, how to manage organic, inorganic and toxic waste, and wastewater management),
- water (e.g., water conservation programs, water recycling programs, use of devices that reduce water intake),
- transportation (e.g., percentage of parking areas in relation to campus area, transportation services offered by the university, programs for green transportation),
- education (e.g., research for sustainability, events promoting sustainability, number of sustainability projects carried out by or with students).
For each indicator, the self-assessment must be documented, e.g. in the form of photos, videos or calculations made based on the indicated formulas.
