SPbPU is the leader among Russian universities in THE Impact Rankings 2025

The Times Higher Education (THE) ranking agency has published the results of the international THE University Impact Rankings 2025. It measures the contribution of universities to socio-economic development through the prism of the 17 global goals of the UN. This year, the ranking included 2,526 universities from 130 countries, including 80 Russian ones. Polytech demonstrated high results, taking first place among Russian universities and entering the group of 301-400 best universities in the world.

This year’s ranking showed a significant improvement in Polytech’s position across eight sustainable development goals. Particularly impressive is the progress made in the area of «Partnerships for Sustainable Development» (SDG 17), where the university rose 11 places among Russian universities and 200 places in the global ranking. There has also been a noticeable increase in indicators for the goal of «Conserving marine ecosystems» (SDG 14): up seven places in Russia and up 100 places globally. Significant progress has been noted in the goals of «Climate action» (SDG 13) and «Good health and well-being» (SDG 3), where SPbPU rose six and five places, respectively, among Russian universities. Polytech maintains its leading position in Russia in terms of the goal of «Responsible production and consumption» (SDG 12).

The assessment is based on information provided by universities and confirmed by Elsevier bibliometric data. The analysis covers three important areas: research activities (development of science to solve global problems), management efficiency (resource management and educational activities), and social work (implementation of social programs within the university).

For more details on the results, please follow the link.