18 Egyptian Universities on 2024 QS Rankings of sustainable universities

09 / 12 / 2023

By Marwa Nassar - -

Eighteen Egyptian universities were included among 1,400 world universities on the QS World University Rankings: Sustainability 2024 – issued on December 5, 2023.

The rankings include the world’s universities leading the way in social and environmental sustainability through using a methodology comprised of indicators designed to measure an institution’s ability to tackle the world’s greatest environmental, social and governance (ESG) challenges.

Cairo University came at the top of sustainable Egyptian universities on the QS Rankings, followed by Mansoura University, The American University in Cairo, Ain Shams University in Cairo, Suez Canal University, Alexandria University and Benha University.

The list also comprised Assiut University, Zagazig University, Beni-Suef University, Tanta University, Aswan University, Port Said University, South Valley University, Fayoum University, the Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport (AASTMT), Helwan University, and Kafrelsheikh University.

QS World University Rankings: Sustainability

The top five universities on the QS Rankings of sustainability are University of Toronto (Canada), University of California (US), The University of Manchester (UK), University of British Columbia (Canada), and The University of Auckland (New Zealand).

The first-ever QS World University Rankings: Sustainability compares 700 of the world’s top universities against a range of environmental and social sustainability metrics, to see which institutions are doing the most to tackle the world’s greatest environmental, social and governance (ESG) challenges.

The ranking is designed to reflect performance across both these two aspects – environmental and social – with a clear focus on outward impact. This means the ranking will focus much more on research impact and alumni outcomes (are graduates going on to work in sustainable careers?) than on-campus measures like renewable energy sources and recycling initiatives.

To be eligible for this year’s ranking, an institution had to also be eligible for inclusion in the overall QS World University Rankings. Every university that’s included also had to meet a minimum level of research connected to sustainability and have a clear, published strategy on climate action.

The most successful universities in this ranking are those which are able to demonstrate sustainability outwardly. National-level data has also been included, covering aspects such as safety and tolerance, clean air and water, and tolerance and freedom. This is because QS Rankings know that students want to know the location they choose to study in – as well as their university – is working towards a sustainable future.