UI GreenMetric World University Rankings 2022 announced a ranking award in the field of sustainability for Indonesian and international levels, on Monday (12/12) at Balai Sidang UI, Depok Campus and broadcast on UI’s official YouTube. For the Indonesian level, Universitas Indonesia (UI) won the title of Best Sustainable Campus, followed by Universitas Diponegoro and Universitas Gadjah Mada.
UI GreenMetric is the only international university ranking made by Indonesian universities. The event was attended by Director General of Higher Education, Research and Technology, Ministry of Education, Culture, Research and Technology, Prof. Ir. Nizam, M.Sc., DIC, Ph.D., IPU, ASEAN.Eng.; Director General of Climate Change Control Ir. Lakshmi Dwanthi, M.A.; Secretary of UI dr. Agustin Kusumayati, M.Sc., Ph.D.; Vice Chancellor for Academic and Student Affairs Prof. Dr. err. nat. Abdul Haris; Vice Chancellor for HR and Assets Prof. Dr. Ir. Dedi Priadi, DEA., and Prof. Dr. Riri Fitri Sari, M.Sc., M.M. (Head of UI GreenMetric) who initiated UI GreenMetric 13 years ago.
Apart from the Best Sustainable Campus category, UI GreenMetric gave four other awards to the universities. First, the award “The 2022 Most Sustainably Improved University” was awarded to Universitas Islam Negeri Raden Fatah Palembang. Second, “The 2022 Most Active University in UI Greenmetric World University Rankings Network-Indonesia” was given to Universitas Sultan Ageng Tirtayasa. Third, “The 2022 Most Sustainably Innovative University is given to Universitas Hasanuddin. Finally, “The 2022 Best New Participating University, awarded to Institut Bio Scientia Internasional Indonesia.
On the same occasion, UI GreenMetric also announced the most sustainable faculties/schools/vocational education programs at UI. The first rank was won by the Faculty of Engineering, the second place was won by the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, and the third place was given to the Faculty of Psychology as the best sustainable faculty.
UI GreenMetric is a UI innovation that is widely recognized internationally as the world’s first higher education ranking based on high commitment to campus environmental management. Now, UI GreenMetric of World Universities is increasingly global and is increasingly being followed by universities in various countries.
This year, the number of participants reached 1050 universities from 85 countries in the world, an increase from the previous (2021) as many as 956 universities from 80 countries. In Indonesia, there are 126 universities that have participated in UI GreenMetric. The UI GreenMetric 2021 assessment is based on three pillars, namely Environment, Economy, and Social with the weight of the assessment indicators consisting of Campus Condition and Infrastructure (15%), Energy and Climate Change (21%), Waste Management (18%), Utilization Water (10%), Transportation (18%), and Education and Research (18%).
Rector of UI Prof. Ari Kuncoro, S.E., M.A., Ph.D. appreciated the UI GreenMetric ranking, that is initiated by UI and has gone popular globally as it is today. He said, “This year the teaching and learning process has been running extensively and started utilizing campus infrastructure like before. Various innovations have been made by adjusting new habits to make them cleaner, healthier, and more sustainable. The management of tertiary institutions to become centers for the realization of a green economy continues to be carried out. The impact of campus activities on the environment, social and economy of the community is pursued in many programs initiated by lecturers. Cooperation between universities in the world and in Indonesia can be seen from the enthusiasm to participate in this ranking and carry out transformations on their campuses.
According to Prof. Nizam, the climate conditions in the world are uncertain. Therefore, an agreement was made by many countries to reduce carbon emissions as an effort to preserve the environment. This step starts with education in educational institutions to teach behavior and awareness of the importance of reducing waste, and saving water and energy use. “This is done to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which are world goals. UI GreenMetric describes the efforts made by each tertiary institution in preserving the environment. This is so that our children and grandchildren can experience a good life in the future,” said Prof. Nizam.
Indonesia is making efforts to reduce land degradation, improve ocean health, and prevent the rate of deforestation and pollution. These collective steps are formulated using scientific evidence based on research data, in this case the result of collaboration between academics, researchers and research institutions. Ir. Laksmi stated that universities have a strategic role in efforts to realise SDGs in the medium to long term context. This is because higher education institutions produce a good quality human resources that produce innovations, including technological innovations, and have the opportunity to apply their knowledge and innovation results both on campus and in society.
Secretary of UI dr. Agustin Kusumayati, M.Sc., Ph.D. said that the focus at the university is not just education, research, and community service, but also a commitment to the sustainability of the earth. “This is a form of commitment that requires knowledge that is not trivial about the importance of preserving the earth so that we can sustain life. I believe that ladies and gentlemen who have committed to maintaining the sustainability of our campus environment, will definitely feel the impact of the effort. How can a good environment and facilities, as well as a pleasant green campus ultimately encourage the performance and innovation of academics,” said dr. Augustine.
UI GreenMetric has built a strong international network. Currently there are 32 national coordinators from 28 countries across Asia, Europe, America, and Africa. These national coordinators organized UI GreenMetric workshops in their respective countries, and brought about increasing UI’s reputation as a pioneer of Sustainable Campus.
“This year UI GreenMetric has succeeded in initiating 2 online lectures. International online lectures are the result of a collaboration of 7 universities abroad, which are Universidade De Sao Paulo, University of Indonesia, University of Szeged, El Bosque University, University of Sharjah, ESPOCH, and University of Sousse. Meanwhile, the national online module is organized in collaboration with 17 universities in Indonesia. UI GreenMetric has shown leadership in the world’s sustainable campus movement, both in COP 27 activities in Egypt, and in paying attention to biodiversity issues. GreenMetric is carrying out fifteen workshops at home and abroad, in 2022,” said Prof. Riri.
In this award, UI won the award of “The 2022 Most Sustainable University in Indonesia”. The other nine universities in Indonesia with the top ranking were Universitas Diponegoro, Universitas Gadjah Mada, IPB University, Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember, Universitas Negeri Semarang, Universitas Sebelas Maret, Universitas Islam Negeri Raden Intan Lampung, Telkom University, dan Universitas Airlangga. Announcement of the complete UI GreenMetric World University Rankings can be accessed on the page http://greenmetric.ui.ac.id/.
Author: Sasa
