Times Higher Education (THE) Impact Rankings 2022 has once again recognised 
Sunway University as the highest-ranked private university in Malaysia.

Sunway University has progressed further in THE Impact Rankings 2022 and is now 
ranked Top 301+ out of 1,406 international institutions. THE Impact Rankings 
2022 recognises universities worldwide for their social and economic impact 
based on the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). THE Impact 
Ranking is a broad multidimensional assessment of a university's research, 
community outreach, education, and campus operations.

Sunway University had strong showings across several individual SDGs. The 
University is now ranked Top 200 in SDG 6 (Clean Water and Sanitation), where 
Sunway University successfully ensures availability and sustainable management 
of water and sanitation for all. As part of the Water Conservation Programme, 
Sunway University has installed alternative pipes that are connected to 
Sun-Water from the South Quay Lake Water Plant.

Additionally, Sunway University is highly-ranked in the Top 200 in SDG 8 
(Decent Work and Economic Growth), which portrays Sunway University's 
continuous effort to ensure equal opportunity in the workplace and encourages 
employee diversity based on the basic employment principle of performance pay 
and equal pay regardless of gender. The University also aims to create a 
culture that respects and values each other's differences, promotes equality 
and diversity, and encourages individuals to grow and develop to realise their 
full potential.

Sunway University is also highly-placed in the Top 200 in SDG 17 (Partnership 
for the Goals), showing and strengthening the connections that the University 
has built with others. The School of Engineering and Technology is part of the 
Advanced Nano Materials for Clean Energy & Water Technology interdisciplinary 
project. This project has a networking grant of RM45,000 to create 
opportunities for academics, early career researchers, and students of 
participating redundant institutions.  

Moreover, Sunway University also had strong showings in other SDGs. Placing in 
the Top 300 in SDG 7 (Affordable and Clean Energy), the University promotes and 
supports clean energy usage through research.

The University even obtained a high score in SDG 11 (Sustainable Cities and 
Communities), which highlights Sunway University as a state-of-the-art modern 
campus that is connected to a wide range of social and community amenities by 
safe walkways at treetop level (the "canopy walk") – giving a unique, 
sustainable study, work and social environment for its students and staff 
within and around the campus.

"The continued rise of Sunway University in only its second year of 
participation in the THE Impact ranking is a testament to the choices that the 
university has made for planetary health and sustainable development in all our 
research and education programmes and the #CampusWithAConscience activities of 
our students and staff," said Professor Sibrandes Poppema, President of Sunway 
University.

Sunway City is a prime example of the new global movement of sustainable 
"15-minute cities" with hyper-connectivity and all amenities accessible within 
15 minutes of walking.

Realising the need for health and safety, Sunway University strives to focus on 
pedestrian priority on campus with covered walkways that run between buildings 
and provide students and staff convenient access to all facilities within the 
campus.

Sunway University is proud of its growing reputation as a Campus With A 
Conscience. #CampusWithAConscience is an underlying principle that embraces 
everything students will experience during their time at Sunway College and 
Sunway University. This is the fundamental spirit at the heart of Sunway Campus 
Life; educating, encouraging, and engaging students in all aspects of a diverse 
and inclusive community to support them in adopting a lifestyle and lifestyle 
habits that truly reflect a society determined to create a better living 
environment for this generation and generations to come.

Source: Sunway University

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