What is UI GreenMetric World University Rankings?

Universitas Indonesia (UI) initiated world university rankings in 2010, later known as UI GreenMetric World University Rankings, to measure campus sustainability efforts. It was intended to create an online survey to portray sustainability policies and programs for universities around the world.

We based the rankings broadly on the conceptual framework of Environment, Economy, and Equity. The ranking indicators and categories are intended to be relevant to all. We have designed the indicators and weightings to be as free of bias as possible. The work of collecting and submitting data is relatively straightforward and requires reasonable staff time. Ninety-five universities from 35 countries participated in the 2010 version of UI GreenMetric: 18 from America, 35 from Europe, 40 from Asia, and 2 from Australia. In 2024, 1477 universities from 95 countries around the world participated. This shows that UI GreenMetric has been recognized as the first world university ranking on sustainability.

Our theme this year is “Doing Sustainable Development Goals in Higher Education: The Story of Our Institution and Society”. We would like to focus on showcasing how universities implement and sustain their sustainability initiatives in alignment with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the UI GreenMetric framework, highlighting the impact on both campus and the wider society.