University of Sharjah holds 38th place in 2026 UI GreenMetric rankings
In short
The University of Sharjah maintained 38th place globally in the 2026 UI GreenMetric Sustainable University Rankings, an edition that covered 2,016 universities from 110 countries, WAM reported. The university said it also kept its position as the top-ranked institution in the United Arab Emirates for a 10th consecutive year, and placed first in the GCC and Arab world. Chancellor Prof. Esameldin Agamy said the result reflects sustainability treated as a daily approach in resource management, curricula and research.
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The University of Sharjah (UoS) maintained its position at No. 38 globally in the 2026 UI GreenMetric Sustainable University Rankings, according to WAM, the state news agency. WAM reported that the 2026 edition covered 2,016 universities from 110 countries, which it described as the largest edition of the sustainability assessment to date. [ 1 , 2 ]
The university said it retained its place as the top-ranked university in the United Arab Emirates for the 10th consecutive year. It also ranked first among universities in the Gulf Cooperation Council countries and the Arab world, and seventh globally among universities less than 50 years old, according to the announcement. [ 1 , 2 ]
The reports listed the university's standings in individual sustainability indicators: 10th in Water Management, 12th in Education and Research, 13th in Setting and Infrastructure and 28th in Waste Management. [ 1 , 2 ]
Prof. Esameldin Agamy, Chancellor of the University of Sharjah, said that maintaining a leading position in a ranking involving more than 2,000 universities from 110 countries showed that sustainability at the university “is not a seasonal campaign, but a daily approach reflected in resource management, curricula and research”. He added that sustainability is embedded in the daily life of the university community, reflected in everything from water and waste management to facility design and operation, and from classrooms and laboratories to the university's various activities. [ 1 , 2 ]
Both accounts were published on 2 October, with WAM reporting at 16:39 local time and Emirates 24|7 at 16:54. The two outlets carried the same figures and the same comments, and neither included a statement from UI GreenMetric or any independent assessment of the result. [ 1 , 2 ]
Why it matters
The result is a regional benchmark claim: the university is presented as the highest-ranked institution in the UAE, the GCC and the Arab world in a sustainability assessment that this year covered 2,016 universities. Beyond that, the documents give no indication of policy, funding or operational consequences outside the university. Its relevance is mainly to readers following UAE higher education.
Key facts
- The University of Sharjah maintained 38th place globally in the 2026 UI GreenMetric Sustainable University Rankings. [ 1 , 2 ]
- The 2026 rankings covered 2,016 universities from 110 countries, described as the largest edition of the assessment to date. [ 1 , 2 ]
- The university said it remained the top-ranked university in the United Arab Emirates for the 10th consecutive year. [ 1 , 2 ]
- It ranked first among universities in the GCC countries and the Arab world. [ 1 , 2 ]
- It placed seventh globally among universities less than 50 years old. [ 1 , 2 ]
- It ranked 10th in Water Management, 12th in Education and Research, 13th in Setting and Infrastructure and 28th in Waste Management. [ 1 , 2 ]
- Chancellor Prof. Esameldin Agamy said sustainability at the university was a daily approach reflected in resource management, curricula and research. [ 1 , 2 ]
Confirmed by several sources
- The University of Sharjah maintained 38th place globally in the 2026 UI GreenMetric Sustainable University Rankings. [ 1 , 2 ]
- The 2026 edition covered 2,016 universities from 110 countries. [ 1 , 2 ]
- The university was the top-ranked institution in the United Arab Emirates for the 10th consecutive year. [ 1 , 2 ]
- It ranked first among universities in the GCC countries and the Arab world, and seventh globally among universities less than 50 years old. [ 1 , 2 ]
- It placed 10th in Water Management, 12th in Education and Research, 13th in Setting and Infrastructure and 28th in Waste Management. [ 1 , 2 ]
Still unclear
- Whether the 2026 UI GreenMetric results were published on the same day as the reports, and by whom they were released. The documents give no date for the ranking's release, only the outlet publication times.
- Whether any independent reporting or comment from UI GreenMetric itself exists. Both documents carry the same text, and neither includes a statement from the ranking organisation.