In 2024, CZU ranked 31st in the UI GreenMetric ranking globally and repeatedly ranked 1st among participating Czech universities.
The Czech University of Life Sciences Prague has participated in three sustainability rankings for several years.
UI GreenMetric
These ranking addresses sustainability from a more environmental perspective. It evaluates six blocks separately - Infrastructure, Energy, Waste, Water Management, Transport and Teaching and Research.
In this ranking, we are ranked at:
31st among 1,477 participating colleges and universities from 95 countries worldwide
1st among 6 participating universities in the Czech Republic
Compared to 2023, we have improved our position in the overall ranking by 5 places.
UI GreenMetric World University Rankings 2024 for the 15th time
The 15th edition of our rankings showcases 1,477 institutions across 95 countries, making it the global university ranking system dedicated to assessing the institution's sustainability performance.
These rankings aim to present the results of an online survey on the current conditions and policies related to sustainability efforts and institutional improvement efforts at universities all over the world to draw the attention of university leaders and stakeholders to global climate change, clean energy, water conservation, waste recycling, green transport and sustainability education and research.
This year, a new theme was introduced, "Instituting UI GreenMetric World University Rankings: The Way Forward".
QS World University Rankings
Now in its third year, the ranking assesses sustainability comprehensively regarding the three main pillars of ESG (Environmental/Environmental Impact - Social/Social Impact - Governance) and the achievement of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the UN Sustainable Development Agenda. Each of the main pillars forms a self-assessed category, which is aggregated into a final score.
This year, 1,743 institutions (560 European and 12 Czech) were assessed, with only those eligible for a ranking in the QS World University Rankings being included.
In this ranking, the CZU overall score is:
283rd out of all 1,743 participating institutions
3rd place out of 12 Czech universities
Our best performance was in the Environmental category, where we defended 1st place in the Czech Republic (219th worldwide). At the same time, the lowest score was in the Social category, where we were 7th in the Czech Republic and 429th worldwide.
Read more about the QS TOPUNIVERSITIES ranking.
You can find out about individual sustainability projects on the websites of individual faculties or on the CSR ČZU website.