Award from UI GreenMetric 2022 which was received by the Head of the ITS Smart Eco Campus Development Unit Susi Agustina Wilujeng ST MT

ITS Campus, ITS News – The Institut Teknologi Sepuluh November (ITS) continues to demonstrate its commitment to contributing to sustainable development or sustainability. This time, this enthusiasm was proven by the success of ITS in being ranked in the top five Best Sustainable Universities according to the UI Greenmetric World University Rankings 2022 which was officially announced at the University of Indonesia (UI), Monday (12/12) afternoon.

Announced online and offline, ITS won the top five positions out of 126 universities in Indonesia. Simultaneously, ITS is also ranked 41st at the international level involving 1,050 universities from 85 countries around the world.

Award for ITS as the 5th Best Sustainable Higher Education in Indonesia given by UI GreenMetric 2022

UI Greenmetric is a ranking of world-class tertiary institutions held by UI, which focuses on assessing the commitment to managing the campus environment. In 2022, 36 UI Greenmetric assessment indicators will be divided into six criteria with different weights for each measure.

The six criteria in question are Regulation and Infrastructure with a percentage point of 15 percent, Energy and Climate Change with a percentage point of 21 percent, Waste with a percentage point of 18 percent, Water with a percentage point of 10 percent, Transportation with a percentage point of 18 percent, and Education and Research with percentage point 18 percent. Of these six criteria, ITS managed to achieve a total of 8,650 points, with the highest points in the Education and Research criteria.

Award for ITS as the 5th Best Sustainable Higher Education in Indonesia given by UI GreenMetric 2022

Head of ITS Smart Eco Campus Development Unit Susi Agustina Wilujeng ST MT said these achievements were all ITS work for the past year. All parties take a role to fulfill the duties of each criterion by their respective positions. “Therefore, this achievement was achieved by the ITS Smart Eco Campus Development Unit and all parties at ITS,” he said.

Susi hopes that through this achievement, all ITS campus residents will be more enthusiastic in carrying out their daily lives with the spirit of sustainability. Because according to him, if talking about sustainability, it will return to the humans themselves. “Everything can start from our attitude, such as reducing waste, saving energy, reducing carbon emissions, and saving water,” concluded the Department of Environmental Engineering lecturer. (ITS Public Relation)

Some green areas in the ITS campus area that support sustainable development

Reporter: Muhammad Fadhil Alfaruqi