Istanbul Gelisim University Continues its Rise in Sustainability in THE Impact Rankings 2025

According to the 2025 Impact Rankings results announced by Times Higher Education (THE), Istanbul Gelisim University (IGU) once again demonstrated its performance in the field of sustainability. In the ranking prepared in line with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) of the United Nations, IGU was in the 601-800 band worldwide. Having made a significant leap from last year's 801-1000 band with this success, IGU has once again proven that it continues its steady progress in the field of sustainability.

Evaluated Between 2526 Universities

In the ranking, in which 2526 universities from 130 countries applied and 2318 of them were evaluated, more than 220,000 evidence was collected from universities and more than 3.7 million articles on the SDG were examined. During the evaluation process, 75 metrics, 251 indicators and more than 230,000 criteria were analyzed. In the current list announced, 112 universities from Turkey were listed.

Global Achievement in Sustainability: At the Top in the Field of Accessible Clean Energy!

Istanbul Gelisim University entered the general ranking by scoring in the following four SDG areas in its 2025 evaluation:

• SDG 7: Accessible and Clean Energy – 1st among foundation universities in Turkey
• SDG 4: Qualified Education – 3rd in Turkey
• SDG 10: Reducing Inequalities – Shared 3rd place with Bilkent University across Turkey
• SDG 17: Partnerships for Purposes – ranked 4th among foundation universities in Turkey; in the 401-600 band worldwide

Rise in Overall Ranking, Strategic Success in SDG Areas

Istanbul Gelisim University made significant progress in the overall ranking in the 2025 Impact Rankings results, ranking in the 601-800 band worldwide. IGU ranked 19th among all universities in Turkey and 4th among foundation universities. This success was a strong indicator of the university's steady rise in sustainability.

IGU, which obtained remarkable results on the basis of the SDG titles evaluated, was ranked in the 101-200 band worldwide while maintaining its ranking among the foundation universities in the field of SDG 7: Accessible and Clean Energy. SDG 4: It was ranked 3rd in Turkey in the Qualified Education category and ranked in the 301-400 band in the world ranking.

SDG 10: While it ranked 15th in Turkey in the field of Reducing Inequalities, it was among the top three foundation universities. SDG 17: In the Partnerships for Purposes category, it ranked 13th in Turkey and 4th among foundation universities, and shared the 401-600 band with Boğaziçi, Hacettepe, Istanbul-Cerrahpaşa and Marmara Universities on a global scale.

On the other hand, IGU, which ranked in the world in the range of 801-1000 in the field of SDG 3: Health and Quality Life, ranked 2nd among foundation universities and 7th in Turkey in the title of SDG 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth.

Istanbul Gelisim University, which presented reports in five fields last year, has managed to increase both its diversity and contribution level by preparing reports within the scope of six different sustainable development goals this year. This development coincides with the university's goal of expanding sustainability-oriented academic production.

“We Continue Our Sustainability Studies for the Future”

Vice Rector for Quality, Accreditation and Internationalization Prof. Arda Öztürkcan stated the following in his evaluation on the subject:

“We have been ranking every year since 2020 in the rankings that started to be announced in 2019. In SDG 4 Qualified Education, we were the first in Turkey for the first three years in a row, and then in SDG 7 Accessible Clean Energy in 2024 and 2025, we managed to take the first place in the foundations. It is very pleasing for us to be able to rise in the rankings attended by more universities from both the world and Turkey. We aim to increase our number of reports and to rise in the rankings. We have published 6 reports this year, we plan to publish reports in 7 SDG areas next year. Together with all our academicians and students who support us in these studies, we continue our sustainability studies and work for the future."

Istanbul Gelisim University continues to demonstrate the importance it attaches to sustainability with its increasing number of reports, expanding impact area and rising ranking achievements.