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Concordia places among world’s top 100 universities for its support of UN Sustainable Development Goals
The institution jumps to 62nd globally and into the best 25 in three categories in the 2021 Times Higher Education Impact Rankings
Concordia’s institutional commitment to the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) has been recognized in the newly released 2021 Times Higher Education (THE) Impact Rankings. The university placed 62nd out of 1,115 institutions worldwide, a significant increase from 2020, when Concordia ranked in the 101-200 category out of 766 institutions.
Concordia landed in the world’s top 25 in three SDG categories: Reduced Inequalities, which seeks to lessen relative income disparities within and among countries, Climate Action, which encourages urgent steps to combat climate change and its impacts; and Sustainable Cities and Communities, which strives for more inclusive, safe, resilient and eco-friendly urban settings.
A panel discussion about the future of sustainable cities was presented by Sustainable Development Goals Student Hub (SDG), ECOLE, and the Research and Sustainability Network on Feb. 12 and marked the close of Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) week. SDG week ran from Feb. 8-12, featuring panel discussions and movie screenings […]