{"id":8784,"date":"2026-06-25T10:09:24","date_gmt":"2026-06-25T02:09:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wmsu.edu.ph\/?p=8784"},"modified":"2026-06-25T10:09:26","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T02:09:26","slug":"wmsu-debuts-in-the-times-higher-education-impact-rankings-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wmsu.edu.ph\/?p=8784","title":{"rendered":"WMSU Debuts in the Times Higher Education Impact Rankings 2026!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Western Mindanao State University proudly marks another milestone as it makes its debut in the Times Higher Education (THE) Sustainability Impact Ratings 2026, securing a place in the 801\u20131000 bracket worldwide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Out of 1,646 universities from 116 countries and territories, WMSU joins a distinguished global community of higher education institutions recognized for advancing the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through excellence in research, teaching, stewardship, and community engagement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Among its strongest performances, WMSU achieved remarkable global rankings in three key Sustainable Development Goals:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"16\" width=\"16\" alt=\"\ud83c\udf3f\" src=\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/images\/emoji.php\/v9\/t1e\/1\/16\/1f33f.png\"> SDG 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions: 201\u2013300 worldwide<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"16\" width=\"16\" alt=\"\ud83c\udf31\" src=\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/images\/emoji.php\/v9\/t69\/1\/16\/1f331.png\"> SDG 1: No Poverty: 201\u2013300 worldwide<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"16\" width=\"16\" alt=\"\ud83c\udfd9\ufe0f\" src=\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/images\/emoji.php\/v9\/te0\/1\/16\/1f3d9.png\"> SDG 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities: 301\u2013400 worldwide<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This recognition reflects WMSU&#8217;s steadfast commitment to transforming lives through quality education, impactful research, responsive extension programs, and meaningful partnerships that contribute to sustainable development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This achievement belongs to every member of the WMSU community. To our administrators, faculty, researchers, staff, students, alumni, and partners, thank you for helping advance the University&#8217;s mission of creating lasting impact locally and globally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From Zamboanga to the world, WMSU continues to prove that excellence and sustainability go hand in hand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Congratulations, WMSU! Together, we continue to create impact that matters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"538\" src=\"https:\/\/wmsu.edu.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-9-1024x538.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8785\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wmsu.edu.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-9-1024x538.png 1024w, https:\/\/wmsu.edu.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-9-300x157.png 300w, https:\/\/wmsu.edu.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-9-768x403.png 768w, https:\/\/wmsu.edu.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-9-1536x806.png 1536w, https:\/\/wmsu.edu.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-9-400x210.png 400w, https:\/\/wmsu.edu.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-9.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Western Mindanao State University proudly marks another milestone as it makes its debut in the Times Higher Education (THE) Sustainability Impact Ratings 2026, securing a place in the 801\u20131000 bracket [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":8785,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wmsu.edu.ph\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8784"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wmsu.edu.ph\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wmsu.edu.ph\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wmsu.edu.ph\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wmsu.edu.ph\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=8784"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/wmsu.edu.ph\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8784\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8786,"href":"https:\/\/wmsu.edu.ph\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8784\/revisions\/8786"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wmsu.edu.ph\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/8785"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wmsu.edu.ph\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=8784"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wmsu.edu.ph\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=8784"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wmsu.edu.ph\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=8784"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}