In the international sustainability ranking UI GreenMetric, NUST MISIS ranked 33rd in Russia and 1156th globally. This ranking, compiled annually by the University of Indonesia since 2010, includes 1,745 universities from 105 countries around the world.
Experts evaluate the environmental policies of universities based on six key criteria: “University Location and Infrastructure,” “Energy and Climate Change,” “Waste,” “Water,” “Transportation,” and “Education and Research.”
The total score of NUST MISIS increased by 22% compared to the previous year, allowing the university to rise eight positions among Russian universities—from 41st to 33rd—and climb 24 places globally (from 1180th to 1156th).
The university also showed significant improvement in the categories of “Waste Recycling” (100%), “Water Resource Management” (75%), “Infrastructure” (18.68%), and “Education” (14.90%).
NUST MISIS offers education in several environmental fields. For example, the Master’s program in “Environmental Innovation Management” trains specialists to solve practical environmental and technological tasks for major industrial companies.
In June 2025, the first cohort of Master’s graduates in Technosphere Safety, who are developing engineering solutions for the circular economy, completed their studies. They are ready to manage new production processes in the mining and metallurgical industries and develop projects aimed at reducing the amount of solid municipal waste in major urban systems.
