Journal of Higher Education Policy And Leadership Studies

en Role of Pakistan’s Higher Education Institutes Towards SDGs – Insight into Times Higher Education Impact Ranking 2023 تخصصي Special پژوهشي Research <div style="text-align: justify;">The Times Higher Education (THE) Impact Ranking assesses universities around the world based on the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), including many HEIs in Pakistan. This study addresses insight on how Pakistan HEIs has been mapped towards SDGs achieving impact ranking scores for the year 2023, using 2023 Times Higher Education Impact Ranking (THE-IR) data. Quantitative data analysis from THE-IR 2023 is performed on 71 Pakistani HEIs. The paper shows which SDGs have been addressed most often by Pakistani HEIs in the conducted research—SDG5 (Gender Equality) and SDG4 (Quality Education). THE findings suggest that just 27 percent of HEIs from Pakistan took part in 2023 THE-IR. Moreover, 91.55% of the HEIs mainly contributed towards ‘SDG5: Gender Equality’, while ‘SDG14: Life Under Water’ is least contributed to. The research focuses on importance to render policy frameworks of Higher Education Commission (HEC) which are promotion of SDG aligned initiatives. It also offers some insight into what causes performance gaps and what needs to be improved. The implications highlight the significance of institutional commitment, government backing, and international joint work for bridging HEI efforts and national and global sustainability objectives.</div> Times Higher Education Impact Ranking, Higher Education Institutes, Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Pakistan 108 126 http://johepal.com/browse.php?a_code=A-10-948-2&slc_lang=en&sid=1 Maryam Mahsal Khan 10031947532846002924 10031947532846002924 No CECOS University of IT and Emerging Sciences Abid Ahmad 10031947532846002925 10031947532846002925 Yes University of Buner Shiraz Khan 10031947532846002926 10031947532846002926 No CECOS University of IT and Emerging Sciences