Brawijaya University in East Java ranked in the 301-400 band among the world's 
top universities on the basis of the assessment of the Times Higher Education 
(THE) Impact Rankings 2021.

This year, the assessment of THE Impact Rankings is based on the concern and 
contribution of universities in the success in implementation of the 
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) programs, according to Brawijaya 
University's head of ranking center, Adharul Muttaqin.

THE measures how the academic aspects, publications, innovations, and 
activities of universities support the 17 goals in the SDGs.

In the 2021 edition, Muttaqin conveyed that Brawijaya University demonstrated 
its participation and success in aligning its efforts with all 17 existing 
goals. The university stood in the top 200 for four out of the 17 goals -- "No 
Poverty" and "Zero Hunger" in addition to "Life Below Water" and "Life on Land".

"In the criteria of 'Life on Land', Brawijaya University is able to demonstrate 
its supporting capacity to maintain land ecosystems, both in academic and 
non-academic activities. Brawijaya is very supportive, with the compost 
processing center and its responsibility to manage educational forests in 
Karangploso in East Java," Muttaqin noted in Malang on Monday (April 26).

Meanwhile, in the "Zero Hunger" criteria, Brawijaya University has played an 
important role in the national food security program, as one of the campuses 
that has the best agriculture department in Indonesia.

"In this criterion, the campus is also required to have awareness of food 
consumption leftovers and must produce the lowest possible leftover food 
consumption, including activities aimed at preventing the threat of hunger. 
Brawijaya has implemented the food distribution program for its students, who 
could not return to their hometowns during the COVID-19 pandemic," he expounded.

To determine the overall ranking, it is based on the compulsory category score, 
specifically the goal 17th Partnership for the goals and the three categories 
with the best score.

Brawijaya University ranked 52nd on the goal of "Life on Land", ranked in the 
201-300 band for goal "Decent Work and Economic Growth" in the world, and stood 
in the 101-200 ranking for the goal of "Zero Hunger".

"Thanks to God, we are grateful to have entered all fields, so that it can 
bring Brawijaya to the international level. Ranking shows reputation. 
Reputation shows quality and public trust," the university's rector, Prof. Dr. 
Nuhfil Hanani, concluded.

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