NUST is a pioneer in Pakistan in aligning its core functions like academics, research & innovation, operations & governance, and collaborations with stakeholders, with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs) – thus becoming a truly SDG-engaged university. The Times Higher Education (THE) Impact Rankings 2020, that assess universities’ impact on society, have recognised our efforts in this domain – NUST has conspicuously surfaced in all 17 SDGs in the 2020 rankings, moving up from the 300+ slot worldwide in 2019 to the 200+ slot in 2020. At the national level, NUST has been ranked 1st in 4 SDGs and 2nd in 7 SDGs.