Chapter 14: Sustainability Contributions of Universities by Region

The aim of this study is to present sustainability contributions of universities by region, based on QS WUR Sustainability 2024. Of 1,397 universities within the scope of research, 35.36% are in Europe, 33.86% in Asia, 17.18% in North America, 7.23% in Latin America, 3.29% in Oceania, and 3.08% in Africa. Sustainability contributions of all universities for social impact, environmental impact, and governance are 60.78%, 46.34% and 52.93%, respectively. Oceania has the highest average scores in social impact, environmental impact, and governance. In social impact, Oceania made the highest contribution to health and wellbeing and in environmental impact to environmental research. The lowest average score in social impact belongs to Africa, followed by Latin America and Asia, respectively. Latin America has the lowest average score in environmental impact. Latin America's contribution to environmental sustainability was the smallest. In governance, the lowest average score belongs to North America.