TURKMEN HIGHER EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION ENTERED THE LIST UI GREEN METRIC WORLD UNIVERSITY RANKING FOR THE FIRST TIME

These days, good news came to the capital Institute of Telecommunications and Information of Turkmenistan. The Turkmen higher educational institution entered the list UI Green Metric World University Ranking for the first time. According to ranking, institute took 388th position among 956 member-institutes from more than 80 countries of the world.

UI Green Metric World University Ranking – is an annual international ranking, measuring the commitment of universities to improve environmental infrastructure, as well as promote sustainable development in the field of environmental protection. It has been compiled by the University of Indonesia since 2010. 96 universities took part in the first rating, and since its inception, the number of participants has increased significantly.

This is the first and only ranking that measures the contribution of scientific and educational organizations to the development of environmentally friendly infrastructure. Analysis and assessment of the environmental situation on campuses is carried out on the basis of documented data from universities according to six main criteria: University infrastructure and its impact on the environment; Indicators of consumption and energy savings; Waste recycling; Education and research in the field of ecology; Rational use of water resources; Transport policy.

Among the independent experts of ranking – the specialists who participate in other prestigious international rankings – Webometrics, HEEACT, Educational Policy Canada and others. Every year, in a period from May to October through a survey, experts investigate the data on the indicators of university sustainability. And the final results of the ranking are published in December.

According to Esen Hojakuliyev, a lecturer of the Institute of Telecommunications and Information of Turkmenistan, the university is committed to protecting the environment, protecting the environment, all issues and activities in this area, on which a significant emphasis is placed on the part of the state. Thanks to the work carried out and joint efforts, our university, standing on a par with the leading universities in the world, confidently established itself in the position of one of the most environmentally friendly educational institutions.

We express our deep gratitude to the esteemed President of our country for constant attention to the development and improvement of the system of national education and science, the modern quality of which meets international standards. And the fact that our institute has repeatedly received high marks from leading international organizations is a vivid evidence of the recognition of the high achievements of Turkmenistan in the field of science and education.

Purposeful activities and achievements of the university, noted by UI GreenMetric experts, once again strengthened the position of the institute in prestigious international rankings. Recall that at the beginning of the 2021-2022 academic year, ITIT for the first time was placed on the lines of the international ranking of the best universities in the world - Times Higher Education World University Rankings-2022. The ranking is one of the most authoritative indicators of the success of higher education institutions in the world and is published annually in the British magazine Times Higher Education (THE).

Then the Turkmen university twice more honorably represented Turkmenistan on the world stage, it was included in the list of prestigious rankings - "AD Scientific Index" and "World University Rankings". One of them highly appreciated the competitiveness of the domestic institute among scientific institutions in Asia, the other emphasized its honorable place in the world ranking of higher schools in the world.