UI GreenMetric Award 2021
The University of Colombo has been able to advance in its rank from 443 in 2020 to 297 in 2021, out of the 956 universities which applied for this year’s UI GreenMetric Award. The University has also been ranked 03rd among the Sri Lankan Universities, falling behind University of Peradeniya (no. 01) and University of Kelaniya (no. 02). The University of Colombo applied for this award through the Center for Environmental Initiatives (CEI). The CEI of the University of Colombo is a center established in 2017 with a view to achieving environmental protection and sustainable green development. The UI GreenMetric rankings were based on the performance in 2020. The total rankings and scores obtained by the University of Colombo are as follows: