The International University of Sarajevo (IUS) was ranked on the UI GREENMETRIC list of world universities for 2023.
UI GreenMetric is an annual international ranking of universities' sustainability performance. Universities receive a rating that reflects their efforts in ecology, sustainable education and research. The ranking was initiated in 2010 by s computer science professor, Dr. Riri Fitri Sari, from the University of Indonesia, in order to promote the sustainability of higher education institutions and enable comparison between them. Since then, the number of participating universities has grown significantly, and the methodology has been refined based on feedback from participating universities.
The list of ranked world universities was published at the beginning of December 2023. IUS representatives were invited to the award ceremony for the best ranked universities, which was held on December 5, 2023 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE). The event was organized in partnership with Abu Dhabi University and coincided with the International Conference on Advancing a Sustainable Future (ICASF), and in line with the UAE Year of Sustainability and the UN COP28 Conference (December 5-6, 2023), which discussed the issue of climate change and its solutions at the world level.