History of MU's ranking in THE Impact Assessment

2024

In 2024, 1,963 universities from 121 countries around the world were ranked in the overall THE Impact Rankings. Masaryk University ranked 401^st-600^th, maintaining its position from the previous year. Compared the local institutions, Masaryk University shares 2nd position with Czech University of Life Sciences and Palacký University Olomouc. The best performed Charles University. In total 9 public institutions and 1 private institution from Czech Republic joined the assessment this year. MENDELU and University of Ostrava participated for the first time.

Masaryk University has been involved in the ranking since 2021, and so far in 4 SDGs out of 17, which is the mandatory minimum required for inclusion in the overall ranking. However, for this cycle we have expanded the number of SDGs and reported data in 11 of them:

Goal 3: Good health and wellbeing

Goal 4: Quality education

Goal 6. Drinking water and sanitation

Goal 8 Decent work and economic growth

Goal 9: Industry, innovation and infrastructure

Goal 10. Reduced inequalities

Goal 11: Sustainable cities and communities

Goal 12. Responsible consumption and production

Goal 13: Climate action

Goal 16: Peace, justice and strong institutions

Goal 17: Partnerships for goals

The highest ranking achieved by MU was in SDG 16, at 95^th position in the world (a year-on-year improvement from last year's 201^st-300^th position). Follow the newly reported SDGs 11 and 12, ranking equally at rank 101-200. In mandatory SDG 17, MU got global rank 401-600 with an unexpected year-on-year drop from rank 201-300. Within the country, MU is 1^st in the newly reported SDGs 11 and 12 (for SDG 11 a joint position with PUO), 2^nd behind the leading CU in SDG 16 and again 2^nd behind the leading PUO in SDG 17.

The scores obtained from the obligatory SDG 17 and the three SDGs with the highest velue for scaled scores count towards the overall university ranking. The goals feeding into MU's overall ranking and the details of their assessment are as follows:

2023

In 2023, MU is ranked 401st-600th among 1,591 universities worldwide. Compared to the previous year, MU has dropped one position and returned to its overall ranking from 2021. In the fifth year of THE Impact, there are 7 Czech public universities and 1 private university. MU is the fourth highest ranked Czech university overall, after Charles University, Czech Technical University and UPOL.

MU has again participated in the evaluation of 4 of the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals. The best ranking, consistently in the global 201st-300th position, was achieved in the mandatory Goal 17 Partnership to achieve the Goals, in which it also excels among Czech institutions (1st place), and in Goal 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions (2nd place in the Czech Republic after UK).

Goal 17 assesses the extent to which the university contributes to national or cross-sectoral dialogue on sustainable development issues, collaborates with local or national NGOs and research institutions in this area, offers courses to students on environmental topics, or engages in measurement and data collection in the area of environment and sustainable development. Goal 16 tracks publications on the topic, the degree of cooperation between the university and the state, the application of democratic principles on campus, and also measures the proportion of university graduates with law degrees.

MU is also ranked 301st-400th in Goal 3 Health and Quality of Life and Goal 4 Quality Education.

2022

In 2022, Masaryk University improved its position year-on-year, ranking 301st-400th overall among the world's 1,406 universities. In an increasingly competitive environment, the university has thus managed to strengthen its position, as nearly 300 fewer universities were included in the ranking last year.

MU has again joined the ranking of 4 of the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals. It owes its year-on-year shift to its improved position in Goal 17 Partnership for the goals, in which it was ranked 301st-400th this year. This goal looks, for example, at the extent to which the university contributes to national or cross-sectoral dialogue on sustainable development issues and collaborates with local or national NGOs and research institutions in this area, whether it offers courses to students on environmental topics, and/or whether it engages in measurement and data collection on the environment and sustainable development.

For the second year in a row, Masaryk University achieved the best ranking in SDG 4 Quality education at 101st-200th place. MU owes its ranking here mainly to its inclusive and non-discriminatory environment, its well-developed lifelong learning system, and the many educational events it holds for the public.

This is followed by SDG 16 Peace, justice and strong institutions and SDG 3 Good health and well-being, where MU is ranked in the same 200th-300th place as in the previous year.

2021

In 2021, Masaryk University is ranked 401st-600th overall among the world's 1,115 universities.

MU is involved in the assessment of 4 of the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals. It achieved the best ranking in SDG 4 Quality education at 101st-200th place and is the highest ranked Czech HEI in this goal.

This is followed by SDG 16 Peace, justice and strong institutions and SDG 3 Good health and well-being, where MU is ranked 200th-300th.

In the last and mandatory goal 17 Partnership for the goals, MU is ranked 401st-600th and is also the highest ranked Czech HEI.