Davao Oriental State University in the Times Higher Education Impact Rankings
The Times Higher Education (THE) Impact Rankings assess universities against the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). In the spirit of transparency, DOrSU makes the evidence it submits for each goal available here.
Last updated: [November 8, 2026]
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Evidence by Sustainable Development Goal
DOrSU participated in nine goals: SDGs 1, 3, 4, 5, 11, 14, 15, 16 and 17. SDG 17 is the goal every participating university must submit.
1SDG 1: No Poverty
Evidence submitted to THE for this goal. Select a document title to open it.
| Metric | Metric / Criterion | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| 1.2 | Proportion of students receiving financial aid to attend university because of poverty | |
| 1.2.1 | Low income students receiving financial aid | — |
| 1.3 | University anti-poverty programmes | |
| 1.3.1 | Bottom financial quintile admission target: targets to admit students who fall into the bottom 20% of household income group (or a more tightly defined target) in the country. | |
| 1.3.2 | Bottom financial quintile student success | |
| 1.3.3 | Low-income student support (food, housing, transport, legal, etc.) Categories: Free · Subsidised | |
| 1.3.4 | Bottom financial quintile student support | |
| 1.3.5 | Low or lower-middle income countries student support | |
| 1.4 | Community anti-poverty programmes | |
| 1.4.1 | Local start-up assistance (mentorship, training, access to university facilities) Categories: Free · Paid | |
| 1.4.2 | Local start-up financial assistance | |
| 1.4.3 | Programmes for services access Categories: Directly · Indirectly | |
| 1.4.4 | Policy addressing poverty (participation in policy making) Categories: Local · Regional · National · Global |
3SDG 3: Good Health and Well-being
Evidence submitted to THE for this goal. Select a document title to open it.
| Metric | Metric / Criterion | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| 3.2 | Health professions graduates | |
| 3.2.1 | Proportion of graduates in health professions | — |
| 3.3 | Collaborations and health services | |
| 3.3.1 | Current collaborations with health institutions Categories: Local · National · Global | |
| 3.3.2 | Health outreach programmes Categories: Local communities · Disadvantaged people · Refugee/immigrant communities | |
| 3.3.3 | Shared sports facilities Categories: Free access to all facilities · Free access to some facilities · Charged access | |
| 3.3.4 | Sexual and reproductive health services for students Categories: Free access · Charged access | |
| 3.3.5 | Mental health support for students Categories: Active promotion of good mental health · Access to (or signposting to) free mental health support · Access to (or signposting to) charged mental health support | |
| 3.3.6 | Smoke-free policy Categories: Smoke-free campus · Smoking in designated areas | |
| 3.3.7 | Mental health support for staff Categories: Active promotion of good mental health · Access to (or signposting to) free mental health support · Access to (or signposting to) charged mental health support |
4SDG 4: Quality Education
Evidence submitted to THE for this goal. Select a document title to open it.
| Metric | Metric / Criterion | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| 4.2 | Proportion of graduates with teaching qualification | |
| 4.2.1 | Proportion of graduates with relevant qualification for teaching | — |
| 4.3 | Lifelong learning measures | |
| 4.3.1 | Public resources (lifelong learning): provide free access to educational resources for those not studying at the university Categories: Free courses leading to certificate or award · Free access to campus facilities and equipment · Free access to online resources | |
| 4.3.2 | Public events (lifelong learning): host educational events at the university that are open to the general public Categories: Free events · Both charged and free | |
| 4.3.3 | Vocational training events (lifelong learning): host events at the university that are open to the general public, such as executive education programmes Categories: Ad hoc · On programmed basis | |
| 4.3.4 | Education outreach activities beyond campus: undertake educational outreach activities (e.g. tailored lectures or demonstrations) beyond campus Categories: Ad hoc · On programmed basis | |
| 4.3.5 | Lifelong learning access policy: a policy that ensures access to these activities is open to all, regardless of ethnicity, religion, disability, immigration status and gender | |
| 4.4 | Proportion of first-generation students | |
| 4.4.1 | Proportion of first-generation students | — |
5SDG 5: Gender Equality
Evidence submitted to THE for this goal. Select a document title to open it.
| Metric | Metric / Criterion | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| 5.2 | Proportion of first-generation female students | |
| 5.2.1 | Proportion of women who are first-generation students | — |
| 5.3 | Student access measures | |
| 5.3.1 | Tracking women's application, acceptance, or entry rates | |
| 5.3.2 | Policy on women's applications, acceptance, entry, and participation | |
| 5.3.3 | Women's access schemes (mentoring, scholarships, other) Categories: Mentoring · Scholarship · Other provision | |
| 5.3.4 | Encouraging women's applications in underrepresented subjects Categories: Through university outreach · Through collaboration with other institutions, community groups, government, or NGOs | |
| 5.4 | Proportion of senior female academics | |
| 5.4.1 | Proportion of senior female academics | — |
| 5.5 | Proportion of women receiving degrees | |
| 5.5.1 | Proportion of female degrees awarded | — |
| 5.6 | Women's progress measures | |
| 5.6.1 | Non-discrimination policy against women | |
| 5.6.2 | Non-discrimination policy for transgender people | |
| 5.6.3 | Maternity policy supporting women's participation | |
| 5.6.4 | Accessible childcare for students, enabling recent mothers to attend Categories: Free · Paid | |
| 5.6.5 | Childcare facilities for staff and faculty Categories: Free · Paid | |
| 5.6.6 | Women's mentoring schemes with at least 10% of female students participating | |
| 5.6.7 | Tracking women's graduation rates versus men's, with schemes to close gaps | |
| 5.6.8 | Policy protecting those who report discrimination | |
| 5.6.9 | Paternity policy enabling fathers to share childcare |
11SDG 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities
Evidence submitted to THE for this goal. Select a document title to open it.
| Metric | Metric / Criterion | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| 11.2 | Support of arts and heritage | |
| 11.2.1 | Public access to buildings: provide public access to buildings and/or monuments or natural heritage landscapes of cultural significance Categories: Free access to all significant buildings · Some free access · Paid access | |
| 11.2.2 | Public access to libraries: provide public access to libraries including books and publications Categories: Automatic free access · Access to all after application · Access in some circumstances | |
| 11.2.3 | Public access to museums: provide public access to museums, exhibition spaces or galleries, or works of art and artefacts Categories: Free access to all museums and galleries · Free access to some · Paid access | |
| 11.2.4 | Public access to green spaces: provide free public access to open spaces and green spaces Categories: Permanent free access · Occasional free access · Paid access | |
| 11.2.5 | Arts and heritage contribution: contribute to local arts through annual public performances by university ensembles, either ad hoc or as an ongoing programme Categories: More than 30 performances · More than 15 performances · Ad hoc only | |
| 11.2.6 | Record and preserve cultural heritage: deliver projects to record and preserve intangible heritage such as folklore, traditions, language and knowledge, including that of displaced communities Categories: Local or regional cultural heritage · National cultural heritage · Heritage of displaced communities | |
| 11.3 | Expenditure on arts and heritage | |
| 11.3.1 | Arts and heritage expenditure | — |
| 11.4 | Sustainable practices | |
| 11.4.1 | Sustainable practices targets: measure and set targets for more sustainable commuting, including walking, cycling, shared vehicles, public transport and electric vehicles | |
| 11.4.2 | Promote sustainable commuting: undertake actions to promote more sustainable commuting | |
| 11.4.3 | Allow remote working: allow or promote telecommuting or remote work, or offer a condensed working week to reduce commuting | |
| 11.4.4 | Affordable housing for employees: provide affordable housing for employees Categories: Evaluating affordability · Providing housing directly · Providing financial support | |
| 11.4.5 | Affordable housing for students: provide affordable housing for students Categories: Evaluating affordability · Providing housing directly · Providing financial support | |
| 11.4.6 | Pedestrian priority on campus: prioritise pedestrian access on campus | |
| 11.4.7 | Local authority collaboration regarding planning and development: work with local authorities on planning and development, including keeping affordable housing accessible to local residents | |
| 11.4.8 | Planning development, new build standards: build new buildings to sustainable standards | |
| 11.4.9 | Building on brownfield sites: build on brownfield sites, where possible |
14SDG 14: Life Below Water
Evidence submitted to THE for this goal. Select a document title to open it.
| Metric | Metric / Criterion | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| 14.2 | Supporting aquatic ecosystems through education | |
| 14.2.1 | Freshwater ecosystem education for communities (irrigation, water management, conservation) Categories: Free · Paid | |
| 14.2.2 | Education on sustainable management of fisheries, aquaculture, and tourism Categories: Free · Paid | |
| 14.2.3 | Awareness about overfishing, illegal fishing, and destructive practices Categories: Free · Paid | |
| 14.3 | Supporting aquatic ecosystems through action | |
| 14.3.1 | Events promoting ocean, sea, lake, and river conservation | |
| 14.3.2 | Policy ensuring campus aquatic food is sustainably harvested | |
| 14.3.3 | Direct work to maintain and extend threatened ecosystems | |
| 14.3.4 | Technologies or practices to prevent marine damage | |
| 14.4 | Water-sensitive waste disposal | |
| 14.4.1 | Water discharge quality standards | |
| 14.4.2 | Action plan to reduce campus plastic waste | |
| 14.4.3 | Policy on preventing marine pollution from land-based activities | |
| 14.5 | Maintaining a local ecosystem | |
| 14.5.1 | Plan to minimise alterations to aquatic ecosystems | |
| 14.5.2 | Monitoring aquatic ecosystem health | |
| 14.5.3 | Programmes and incentives for aquatic stewardship Categories: Ad hoc · On-going | |
| 14.5.4 | Collaboration with the local community on shared ecosystems | |
| 14.5.5 | Watershed management strategy based on local species diversity |
15SDG 15: Life on Land
Evidence submitted to THE for this goal. Select a document title to open it.
| Metric | Metric / Criterion | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| 15.2 | Supporting land ecosystems through education | |
| 15.2.1 | Events about sustainable use of land: support or organise events promoting conservation and sustainable land use, including forests and wild land | |
| 15.2.2 | Sustainably farmed food on campus: policies ensuring campus food is sustainably farmed | |
| 15.2.3 | Maintain and extend current ecosystems' biodiversity: directly maintain and extend existing ecosystems and biodiversity, especially threatened ones | |
| 15.2.4 | Educational programmes on ecosystems: programmes on wild flora and fauna for local or national communities Categories: Free · Paid | |
| 15.2.5 | Sustainable management of land for agriculture (educational outreach) Categories: Free · Paid | |
| 15.2.6 | Sustainable management of land for tourism (educational outreach) Categories: Free · Paid | |
| 15.3 | Supporting land ecosystems through action | |
| 15.3.1 | Sustainable use, conservation and restoration of land (policy): policy covering terrestrial ecosystems, especially forests, mountains and drylands | |
| 15.3.2 | Monitoring IUCN and other conservation species (policies): policy to identify, monitor and protect threatened species affected by university operations | |
| 15.3.3 | Local biodiversity included in planning and development: include local biodiversity in planning, such as new construction | |
| 15.3.4 | Alien species impact reduction (policies): policy to reduce the impact of alien species on campus | |
| 15.3.5 | Collaboration for shared land ecosystems: work with the local community to maintain shared land ecosystems | |
| 15.4 | Land sensitive waste disposal | |
| 15.4.1 | Water discharge guidelines and standards: water quality standards for discharges to protect ecosystems and health | |
| 15.4.2 | Policy on plastic waste reduction: policy on reducing plastic waste on campus | |
| 15.4.3 | Policy on hazardous waste disposal: policy, process or practice for hazardous materials disposal |
16SDG 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
Evidence submitted to THE for this goal. Select a document title to open it.
| Metric | Metric / Criterion | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| 16.2 | University governance measures | |
| 16.2.1 | Elected representation on governing body Categories: Students elected · Faculty elected · Staff elected | |
| 16.2.2 | Independent students' union recognised Categories: Union provides governance input · Union provides student support · Union provides social activities | |
| 16.2.3 | Written policies to identify and engage local stakeholders | |
| 16.2.4 | Participatory mechanisms for local stakeholders | |
| 16.2.5 | Published principles on corruption and bribery | |
| 16.2.6 | Academic freedom policy Categories: Research freedom, senior academics · Research freedom, junior academics · Teaching freedom, senior academics · Teaching freedom, junior academics | |
| 16.2.7 | Published financial data | |
| 16.3 | Working with government | |
| 16.3.1 | Expert advice to government Categories: Local government advice · Regional government advice · National government advice | |
| 16.3.2 | Outreach to policy makers and lawmakers | |
| 16.3.3 | Policy research with government departments | |
| 16.3.4 | Neutral platform for political discussion | |
| 16.4 | Proportion of graduates in law and civil enforcement | |
| 16.4.1 | Proportion of graduates in law | — |
17SDG 17: Partnerships for the Goals Required
Evidence submitted to THE for this goal. Select a document title to open it.
| Metric | Metric / Criterion | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| 17.2 | Relationships to support the goals | |
| 17.2.1 | Relationships with regional NGOs and government for SDG policy: involvement in or input into national government or regional NGO SDG policy development | |
| 17.2.2 | Cross-sectoral dialogue about SDGs: initiate or join cross-sectoral SDG dialogue, such as conferences with government or NGOs | |
| 17.2.3 | International collaboration data gathering for SDGs: participate in international collaboration on SDG data gathering or measurement | |
| 17.2.4 | Collaboration for SDG best practice: review comparative approaches and develop international best practice on SDGs | |
| 17.2.5 | Collaboration with NGOs for SDGs: collaborate with NGOs through volunteering, research, or educational resources Categories: Student volunteering programmes · Research programmes · Development of educational resources | |
| 17.3 | Publication of SDG reports | |
| 17.3.1 to 17.3.17 | Publication of progress on each of SDG 1 to SDG 17, as an overall report or a separate report | |
| 17.4 | Education for the SDGs | |
| 17.4.1 | Commitment to meaningful education: commitment to meaningful SDG education across the university for all students Categories: Education integrated across full curriculum · Mandatory education for all · Optional education for all | |
| 17.4.2 | Specific courses on sustainability: dedicated courses (full degrees or electives) on sustainability and the SDGs | |
| 17.4.3 | Education in the wider community: dedicated outreach education for alumni, local residents and displaced people Categories: Alumni · Local community · Displaced people and refugees | |
| 17.4.4 | Sustainable literacy: measuring students' ability to learn and retain sustainability concepts |