Universiti Malaysia Terengganu (UMT), a “junior” university in Malaysia that is on the rise, is taking all kinds of initiatives such as participating in Universiti Indonesia GreenMetric World University Ranking (UIGM) in an effort to be more well-known at the global level.

In the latest ranking, UMT climbed 61 spot to sit at 370 among 719 participating institutions.

In 2017 during its first entrance, UMT set its own record when it was ranked 431^st among 619 participating institutions.  

The surge of 61 spots in the ranking proved that UMT had undergone many improvements that enabled it to do well for the given criteria and indicators.

UMT Vice Chancellor Professor Dato’ Dr Nor Aieni Mokhtar said that in UMT’s sustainable campus plan, the university constantly emphasized on sustainability in every aspect to be in line with the country’s development.

“UMT has all in place to meet the requirements for a sustainable campus. In addition, the concept of sustainability was consistent with the mission of UMT, which was Generating Knowledge for Society’s Wellbeing and Environmental Sustainability, and its slogan, Ocean of Discoveries, for Global Sustainability,” the Vice Chancellor said.

“The development of sustainable campus at UMT not only benefits the staff, but it will also increase the awareness among surrounding communities regarding the importance of sustainable environment for the wellbeing of the people,” she said

UI GreenMetric has outlined several elements as indicators including Setting and Infrastructure (15%), Energy and Climate Change (21%), Waste (18%), Water (10%), Transportation (18%) and Education (18%).

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