Khalifa University of Science and Technology has been ranked first in the UAE, and among top 40 in Asia out of 1,397 institutions, in the QS World University Rankings: Sustainability 2024, as COP28 UAE becomes the largest climate conference ever.

Khalifa University also came among the top 200 in Environmental Impact in the 2024 QS World University Rankings: Sustainability that highlights different ways in which universities are taking action to tackle the world’s greatest Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) issues.

The QS Sustainability Rankings analyses Environmental Education, Research, Sustainability, Employability and Outcomes, Equality, Knowledge Exchange, Social Impact of Education, as well as Health and Wellbeing not only of its students, but society more widely.

In order to be included for the second QS Sustainability ranking, institutions must be eligible for QS World University Rankings, QS Rankings by Region or QS Rankings by Subject.