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I didn’t even read up to the “global impacts” part of the headline I was just shocked we beat out schools like Cambridge and Princeton. After all, last fall, Principal Patrick Deane referred to Queen’s global academic rankings as “depressing.”
Immediately, I investigated the background of the rankings we topped. The Times Higher Education (
THE) Impact Rankings, run by the “esteemed”
THE publication, is a global ranking of universities based on their advancement of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Within minutes, I found glaring issues with the ranking’s methodology.
Furthermore, how Queen’s advertised its rankings results seemed dodgy, peculiar, and even dishonest during the peak of the 2025 admissions cycle.
Two McMaster student teams to compete in international competition aimed at finding innovative ways to address United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals.
As the world marks Africa Day, the University celebrates its existing partnerships across the continent and looks forward to further collaboration as a key strategic aim for the future.
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As the world marks Africa Day, the University celebrates its existing partnerships across the continent and looks forward to further collaboration as a key strategic aim for the future.
Africa Day is the annual commemoration of the foundation of the Organisation of African Unity on 25 May 1963. It is celebrated in various countries on the African continent, as well as around the world.
The University benefits from many collaborations with colleagues and organisations in Africa.
Professor Simone Buitendijk, Vice-Chancellor, University of Leeds said: “Our new strategy emphasises the need for universities and nations to collaborate more fully than ever before if we are to reduce inequality and reach the targets set out in the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals.
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