ITS is the only university in Indonesia that was nominated for THE DataPoints Social Impact Awards

ITS Campus, ITS News – Recently, Times Higher Education (THE) has released a list of nominations for THE DataPoints Social Impact Award. From this list, Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember (ITS) once again proved its superior performance by being the only nominee from Indonesia, out of a total of nine selected universities in Asia that fall into the same category.

THE DataPoints Social Impact Award is an award that will be given for data transparency and supporting evidence provided in the ranking of THE Impact Rankings. Especially to those related to social problems such as health, education, and poverty.

There are eight award categories in the THE Awards Asia 2021 category and two new categories in 2021. One of them is the THE DataPoints Social Impact Award category. “This is a category nomination are obtained without going through a submission from the university,” said ITS Senior Manager for World Class University Affairs, Rulli Pratiwi Setiawan ST MSc PhD.

ITS’s ranking in THE Impact Rankings has gone from 401-600 in 2020 to 64 in the world. There are tons of ITS programs supporting the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). They fall into supporting evidence showing ITS active participation at the local, national, and international levels. ITS serious determination to show its contribution to the public can be seen on the “Sustainability” page, which you can access at https://www.its.ac.id/sustainability/.

Times Higher Education will officially announce the winners of this category on December 14-15, 2021. Considering the current situation, which is still in a state of the Covid-19 pandemic, the THE Awards Asia 2021 activities will be held virtually. “Congratulations to ITS to be one of the nominees in THE DataPoints Social Impact Award,” concluded Rulli proudly. (sel/ITS Public Relation)

Reporter: Faadhillah Syhab Azzahra