24/06/2026
๐ช๐ ๐ฆ๐จ ๐๐ฑ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐น๐ผ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฒ ๐ง๐๐ ๐ฆ๐๐๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐๐ ๐๐บ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด๐ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ด๐ป๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป
We are proud to announce that ๐ช๐ฒ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ป ๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฎ๐ผ ๐ฆ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐จ๐ป๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐๐ (๐ช๐ ๐ฆ๐จ) ๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐ธ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ด๐ฌ๐ญโ๐ญ๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ฌ๐๐ต ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐น๐ฑ๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฒ ๐ง๐ถ๐บ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ฑ๐๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป (๐ง๐๐) ๐ฆ๐๐๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐๐ ๐๐บ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด๐, making ๐ช๐ ๐ฆ๐จ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ก๐ผ. ๐ญ ๐จ๐ป๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ด๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ซ (๐ก๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ป๐๐ฟ๐) to be ranked in this prestigious global assessment.
The Times Higher Education Sustainability Impact Ratings (previously THE Impact Rankings) is ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ป๐น๐ ๐ด๐น๐ผ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐ธ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ ๐ต๐ผ๐ ๐ต๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ถ๐ป๐๐๐ถ๐๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐น๐ฑ๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐๐๐๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐ด๐ป๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐จ๐ป๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ก๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐ฆ๐๐๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ผ๐ฝ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐๐ผ๐ฎ๐น๐ (๐ฆ๐๐๐). The 2026 edition evaluated ๐ญ,๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐๐ป๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐ ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ ๐ญ๐ญ๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐๐ป๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐, assessing institutional performance across 17 individual SDG tables and one overall ranking.
WMSU's outstanding performance is reflected in its highest-ranked Sustainable Development Goals:
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๐ฆ๐๐ ๐ญ๐ฒ โ ๐ฃ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฒ, ๐๐๐๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฆ๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ป๐๐๐ถ๐๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐: ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญโ๐ฏ๐ฌ๐ฌ๐๐ต ๐
๐ฆ๐๐ ๐ญ โ ๐ก๐ผ ๐ฃ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐: ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญโ๐ฏ๐ฌ๐ฌ๐๐ต
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๐ฆ๐๐ ๐ญ๐ญ โ ๐ฆ๐๐๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐๐ป๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐: ๐ฏ๐ฌ๐ญโ๐ฐ๐ฌ๐ฌ๐๐ต
These rankings are a testament to the University's unwavering commitment to excellence in instruction, research, extension, governance, and community engagementโdemonstrating that WMSU continues to create meaningful and measurable contributions toward building a more sustainable, equitable, and resilient future.
More importantly, this international recognition reflects the University's steadfast pursuit of its institutional vision of becoming a ๐ฆ๐บ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ต ๐จ๐ป๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐๐ and reinforces its internationalization agenda of ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต๐ถ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ด๐น๐ผ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฆ๐๐๐ก ๐ต๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ถ๐ป๐๐๐ถ๐๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป. Through impactful research, meaningful partnerships, and sustainable initiatives, WMSU continues to strengthen its position within the global higher education landscape while creating positive impact for local, national, and international communities.
This milestone would not have been possible without the collective dedication and collaboration of the entire WMSU community.
We extend our deepest gratitude to our University President, ๐๐ฟ. ๐ ๐ฎ. ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐น๐ฎ ๐. ๐ข๐ฐ๐ต๐ผ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฎ, for her visionary leadership, unwavering guidance, and steadfast support in advancing the University's sustainability and internationalization initiatives.
We also extend our heartfelt appreciation to ๐๐ฟ. ๐ ๐ฒ๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ด๐ผ of Mariano Marcos State University for serving as a coach and steadfast source of support throughout WMSU's participation in the 2026 Times Higher Education Sustainability Impact Ratings. His guidance, encouragement, and willingness to share expertise significantly contributed to our understanding of the ranking process and strengthened our institutional efforts in sustainability reporting and international benchmarking.
We also express our sincere appreciation to our ๐ฆ๐๐ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐ช๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐, whose dedication, expertise, and meticulous documentation were instrumental in showcasing WMSU's initiatives and achievements throughout the evaluation process.
Likewise, we gratefully acknowledge all ๐จ๐ป๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐๐ ๐ผ๐ณ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น๐, ๐ณ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐น๐๐ ๐บ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐, ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ถ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ป๐ฒ๐น, ๐ฐ๐ผ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐ด๐ฒ๐, ๐ผ๐ณ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ต๐ผ๐น๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ who generously contributed during the data gathering and validation sessions. Your invaluable support, collaboration, and commitment made this remarkable achievement possible.
As WMSU continues to expand its global footprint, we remain committed to advancing quality education, impactful research, innovation, inclusive partnerships, and sustainable development. We will continue working together to create transformative change and contribute meaningfully to the achievement of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
๐คโค๏ธ Together, we build a globally recognized, future-ready, and sustainable Western Mindanao State University.