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The University in the sustainability rankings

The University sees its commitment to sustainability recognized year after year, which is rewarded by important achievements in international rankings dedicated to this area.

THE Impact Rankings: the Athenaeum maintains the top position for promoting healthy living and social well-being

The Athenaeum also consolidated its prominent international position for 2022 in the fifth edition of the University THE Impact Rankings, maintaining its position among the top 100 universities for 4 SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals) out of the 17 defined by the United Nations 2030 Agenda.

Analyzing the rankings for the individual SDGs, the University of Padua achieved the best result in SDG 3 – Health and Wellbeing, ranking 33rd in the world (improving on the position 47 obtained in 2022). The second best result is seen in Teaching Quality (SDG 4), where it placed 35th, down slightly from last year. The third best position is in SDG 11 – Sustainable Cities and Communities, where the university ranked 54th in the world, for its environmental sustainability practices and commitment to the enhancement of historical, artistic and cultural heritage.

Furthermore, the University of Padua was confirmed among the top 100 universities in the world for its commitment to SDG 5 – Gender Equality, ranking 83rd in the world for promoting gender equality.

Lastly, the University ranked among the top 200 universities in the world in SDG – 8 (Decent work and economic growth) and in SDG 9 – Industry, innovation and infrastructure.

In the overall assessment, drawn up by evaluating the improvements demonstrated on UN Goal 17 (“Implementation arrangements and partnerships for the pursuit of the SDGs”), a prerequisite for participation in the ranking, and the best three results obtained with reference to the other SDGs, the Athenaeum ranks in the 101-200 range this year, in a context of strong international competition and change in methodology.

THE Impact Ranking 2025

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UI GreenMetric: University of Padua among top 150 universities in 2022

In the UI GreenMetric, the ranking promoted since 2010 by the University of Indonesia with the aim of globally assessing the efforts of participating universities on the topic of environmental sustainability, the University of Padua dropped from 97th position in 2021 to 131st in 2022.

The result, which can be attributed to the increase in the number of participating universities, which rose from 956 in 2021 to 1050 in 2022, is nonetheless significant, particularly in the areas of Energy and Climate Change, Waste, and Education and Research, in which the University scored significantly.

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QS Sustainability: University of Padua second among Italian universities

On 5 December 2023, the international agency QS published the results of the second edition of the QS Sustainability ranking. The University of Padua ranks 110th in the world and second in Italy. In this edition, the number of institutions considered had increased 2-fold from 700 universities last year to 1,403, with 95 countries represented.

In the global scene, the University of Padua ranks 51st for the Good Governance indicator, and 94th for the Equity indicator. In terms of Social Impact, the University of Padua ranks 98th worldwide, and 177th in terms of Environmental Impact.

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