{"id":49095,"date":"2026-06-26T11:58:59","date_gmt":"2026-06-26T06:58:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mnu.kz\/?post_type=news&#038;p=49095"},"modified":"2026-06-26T12:06:15","modified_gmt":"2026-06-26T07:06:15","slug":"mnu-improves-its-position-in-prestigious-global-university-ranking-2","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/mnu.kz\/en\/news\/mnu-improves-its-position-in-prestigious-global-university-ranking-2\/","title":{"rendered":"MNU Improves Its Position in Prestigious Global University Ranking"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong><em>Maqsut Narikbayev University has significantly improved its standing in the Times Higher Education Sustainability Impact Ratings 2026, moving up to the 601\u2013800 band in the prestigious global ranking.<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">The <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeshighereducation.com\/impactrankings\">Times Higher Education Sustainability Impact<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeshighereducation.com\/impactrankings\">Ratings<\/a><\/strong> (formerly THE Impact Rankings) is the only global ranking that assesses universities\u2019 contributions to sustainable development based on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). MNU was evaluated across four Sustainable Development Goals and improved its performance in both the overall ranking and each assessed category.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">A particularly notable achievement was the university\u2019s progress in SDG 16<strong>: <\/strong>Peace, Justice and<strong> <\/strong>Strong Institutions, where MNU advanced to the <strong>101\u2013200<\/strong> band. The university also improved to the <strong>201\u2013300<\/strong> band for SDG 5: Gender Equality, entered the <strong>401\u2013600<\/strong> band for SDG 8: Decent<strong> <\/strong>Work and Economic Growth, and was ranked in the <strong>601\u2013800<\/strong> band for SDG 17: Partnerships <strong>for <\/strong>the Goals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><em>\u201cThis is our third consecutive year participating in this ranking. It is important to us not only because it strengthens our international standing, but also because it closely reflects our university\u2019s mission\u2014to serve people by providing high-quality and accessible education. A modern university should be more than a center for education and research; it should also be an institution that creates tangible value for society through academic integrity, the promotion of legal culture, student support, partnerships, and social responsibility. That is why a ranking based on the UN Sustainable Development Goals is of particular significance to our university,\u201d<\/em> said <strong>Anar Ibrayeva, <\/strong>Provost of Maqsut Narikbayev University.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">More than <strong>1,600 universities from 116 countries and territories<\/strong> participated in this year\u2019s ranking. The <strong>University of Manchester (United Kingdom)<\/strong> ranked first globally. Among the Kazakhstani universities included in the ranking, MNU placed among the <strong>top three<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":49093,"template":"","news-cat":[47],"news_tag":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>MNU Improves Its Position in Prestigious Global University Ranking - MNU<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/mnu.kz\/en\/news\/mnu-improves-its-position-in-prestigious-global-university-ranking-2\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"MNU Improves Its Position in Prestigious Global University Ranking - MNU\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Maqsut Narikbayev University has significantly improved its standing in the Times Higher Education Sustainability Impact Ratings 2026, moving up to the 601\u2013800 band in the prestigious global ranking.. 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