UI GreenMetric

GreenMetric University Ranking System was launched in 2010 by the initiative of Universitas Indonesia in order to attract attention to issues of global climate change, energy and water conservation, waste recycling, and green transportation. UI GreenMetric, which aims to provide more attention to sustainability of the environment, as well as economic and social problems related to sustainability, collects numeric data from thousands of universities worldwide. Universities are evaluated according to a single score that reflects their efforts to implement environmentally friendly and sustainable policies and programs.

UI GreenMetric 2023

ITU became “the World’s 46th Most Sustainable Campus” in the 2023 UI GreenMetric rankings. ITU Ayazağa Campus, which hosts a campus life that is at peace with nature and ecologically sensitive and ranks 26th among European universities, was named as Türkiye’s greenest and most sustainable campus this year, as it has been for the past six years.

ITU received the “Most Sustainable University in the Middle East” award at the “2023 UI GreenMetric World University Rankings Results and Awards” ceremony held at Abu Dhabi University in the capital of the United Arab Emirates on December 5, 2023.

ITU Rector Prof. Dr. İsmail Koyuncu, who attended the ceremony, made the following remarks in his speech after the award was presented to him: “This year, we are celebrating the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Republic of Türkiye and the 250th anniversary of ITU. Therefore, it is very valuable for us to receive such an award in 2023… As we move towards becoming a leading university in the field of engineering and architecture, we continue to raise our sustainability goals every year.”

UI GreenMetric 2022

ITU became the "47th greenest campus in the world" in the UI GreenMetric 2022 ranking, which evaluates academic campuses in terms of green area and sustainability. In 2022’s list that includes a total of 1050 universities, ITU has become one of the most prestigious universities with its 47th place and ranked 1st among the universities from Turkey. ITU  is the first and only Turkish university in the top 50. Considering the regional rankings, ITU ranked 2nd in the Middle East and 26th among European universities.

UI GreenMetric 2021

ITU became the "57th greenest campus in the world" in the UI GreenMetric ranking. In this year’s list that includes a total of 956 universities, ITU has become one of the most prestigious universities with its 57th place and ranked 1st among the universities from Turkey.

UI GreenMetric 2020

In this year’s list that includes a total of 912 universities, ITU took 71st place, and also became the 37th greenest campus of Europe. ITU is the only Turkish university that is in the first 100 of the world ranking.

UI GreenMetric 2019

ITU rose 13 places in one year in the UI GreenMetric rankings, becoming the "54th Greenest Campus in the World" and the only university from Turkey to enter the top 100. This year 780 universities were evaluated and ITU rose 13 places and ranked 54th, taking its place among the most distinguished universities. ITU became the 28th greenest campus in Europe.

UI GreenMetric 2018

ITU ranked 67th in UI GreenMetric 2018. ITU became the only Turkish university in the top 100. ITU, which ranked 77th among 619 universities last year, continued its work in the field of 'Green Campus' and rose 10 places, which evaluated 719 universities from 81 countries this year.

UI GreenMetric 2017

It ranked 77th among 619 universities, becoming the only Turkish university in the top 100.