Hokkaido University Ranks 22nd in the World (and 1st in Japan for the fourth consecutive year) in “THE Impact Rankings 2023”

THE Impact Rankings

Times Higher Education, a UK-based higher education magazine, released THE Impact Rankings 2023 on June 1st, 2023. Hokkaido University is ranked 22nd in the world—and 1st in Japan, for the fourth consecutive year—out of the 1,591 universities that targeted the overall ranking. The THE Impact Rankings assess universities’ contributions to achieving the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Participating universities are evaluated based on submitted data and metrics from external sources.

Ranked 22nd in the world (1st in Japan)


In “THE University Impact Rankings 2022,” Hokkaido University was ranked 22nd in the world (1st in Japan) out of 1,591 universities worldwide that were included in the overall ranking. Among the scores calculated for each SDG for each university, the ranking will be determined by the sum of the required SDG17 score and the top three SDG scores from the remaining SDG1 to SDG16.
 
In the ranking by SDG, among the 17 SDG goals, "SDG 2 Zero Hunger" (68th place in the world), "SDG 6 Clean water and sanitation around the world" (95th place in the world), and "SDG 9 Industry and Innovation" ``Let's build a foundation for the future'' (45th place in the same year), ``SDG14 Let's protect the richness of the ocean'' (27th place in the same year), ``SDG15 Let's protect the richness of the land'' (17th place in the same year), and ``SDG17 Let's achieve our goals through partnerships. ” (53rd place) was ranked within the top 100 in the world and received high praise.

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In addition, a plaque was awarded to honor the team for having been ranked No. 1 in Japan for four consecutive years since 2020.

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SDG2.ZERO HUNGER

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68th in the world (6th in Japan)
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SDG6.  CLEAN WATER AND SANITATION


95th in the world (9th in Japan)
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SDG9. INDUSTRY, INNOVATION, AND INFRASTRUCTURE


45th in the world (5th in Japan)
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SDG14. LIFE BELOW WATER


27th in the world (2nd in Japan)
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SDG15. LIFE ON LAND

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17th in the world (1st in Japan)
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SDG17. PARTNERSHIPS

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53rd in the world (1st in Japan)
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Hokkaido University Ranks 22nd in the World(and 1st in Japan for fourth consecutive year) in “THE Impact Rankings 2023”

Times Higher Education, a UK-based higher education magazine, THE Impact Rankings 2023 on June 1st, 2023. Hokkaido University is ranked 22nd in the world―and 1st in Japan, for the fourth consecutive year―out of the 1,591 universities that targeted the overall ranking. The Impact Rankings assess universities' contributions to achieving the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Participating universities are evaluated based on submitted data and metrics from external sources.

Out of the 17 SDG targets, Hokkaido University is ranked within the global top 100 in the following categories: SDG 2: Zero Hunger (68th), SDG 6: Clean Water and Sanitation (95th), SDG 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure ( 45th), SDG 14: Life Below Water (27th), SDG 15: Life on Land (17th), SDG 17: Partnerships for the Goals (53rd).

Hokkaido University Ranked in the Top 100 in the World

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