THE World University Rankings: Taiwan Normal University and Yuan Ze University See Significant Jumps

(CNA Reporter Hsu Chih-wei Taipei, June 24) The Times Higher Education (THE) has released its 2026 World University Rankings: Impact Rankings. Both National Taiwan Normal University (NTNU) and Yuan Ze University have seen their rankings significantly improve from the 301-400 band to the global 101-200 band, marking the best results in the universities' history.

NTNU stated in a press release today that over 1,600 universities worldwide participated in this year's evaluation. NTNU's overall ranking has jumped from the 301-400 band last year to the global 101-200 band. Among the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), 11 indicators have seen improvements compared to last year, with 3 indicators ranking within the global top 100, demonstrating the university's strengths and impact across various dimensions.

NTNU achieved its best performance in the "Sustainable Cities and Communities" indicator, ranking 43rd globally. This was followed by "Affordable and Clean Energy" at 71st, showcasing the university's achievements in continuously deepening its sustainable governance, teaching innovation, and social practices in recent years.

NTNU President Sung Yao-ting stated that the university will continue to focus on the UN SDGs, deepen sustainable governance, enhance teaching and research, strengthen interdisciplinary collaboration and social participation, and work with the government, industry, and society to promote sustainable development, moving towards becoming a sustainable university that combines educational mission, social responsibility, and global competitiveness.

Yuan Ze University's press release indicated that its overall ranking has significantly improved to the global 101-200 band, setting a new record in the university's history and demonstrating the results of its efforts in promoting sustainable campus operations, SDG education and research, and industry-academia collaboration in recent years.

Yuan Ze University integrates engineering technology, AI applications, sustainable governance, and industry-academia resources to promote sustainable transformation from campus to industry. It continues to deepen the integration of SDGs into its curriculum, research, and campus governance, and collaborates with international technology companies and partners in the semiconductor and manufacturing industries to cultivate talent in AI, cloud computing, smart manufacturing, and digital transformation. Simultaneously, it assists Far Eastern New Century in promoting smart manufacturing, expanding its industry-academia sustainable impact.

Yuan Ze University President Liao Ching-jung mentioned that this significant leap in ranking represents the international community's recognition of Yuan Ze's sustainable development achievements. Sustainability is not just about campus energy conservation and carbon reduction, but also the educational responsibility and social commitment of a university. In the future, Yuan Ze will focus on AI, semiconductors, smart manufacturing, and internationalization as its core strengths to cultivate talent with both professional capabilities and sustainable literacy. (Editor: Li Hsi-chang) 1150624

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