USP has been ranked 11th against some of the top Universities of the world in the area of Crisis Management by the World Universities with Real Impact 2021 global ranking.
World Universities with Real Impact is the latest University ranking system established in 2020 and the ranking system was developed by the Organising Committee of the Second Conference of the Hanseatic League of Universities.
The World Universities with Real Impact was created to evaluate the innovative programmes of universities and to measure the performance of universities in creating real value to society and providing opportunities for the future in the following areas- Industrial applications rather than the traditional ways of counting research papers and lecture-type teaching, value-creating startups and entrepreneurship as opposed to the common practice of measuring the number of jobs filled, social responsibility, ethics, and integrity compared to those that only consider the knowledge and skills required for material success, student mobility and openness for exchange and collaboration between schools and across national borders, which are more encompassing than an independent yet closed system and crisis management of dealing with external shocks such as the COVID-19 pandemic and technological breakthroughs (e.g. artificial intelligence) to thrive rather than just to survive.
USP entered in the category of “Crisis Management” and provided the details of how it has responded to COVID-19 in 2020.
Their submission, titled Continuity of Education amidst COVID-19 Pandemic was submitted in December 2020 and USP was assessed on how it dealt with external shocks such as the COVID-19 pandemic and technological breakthroughs (e.g. artificial intelligence) to thrive rather than just to survive.
USP’s Acting Vice-Chancellor and President, Dr Giulio Masasso Tu’ikolongahau Pāunga says USP was extremely pleased and proud to be included amongst the best Universities in the world in ensuring the continuity of learning and teaching in the current COVID-19 pandemic.
USP’s Acting Deputy Vice-Chancellor Education, Professor Jito Vanualailai says that going forward, as long as the world continues to be enveloped by the COVID-19 pandemic, the University will use its newly acquired experience in responding effectively to COVID-19 to continue to offer its high-quality academic programmes online and ensure the continuity and reach of education to all students in all its member countries.
