bus) to UPM MRT station, located at northwest edge of UPM. Rankings The graphs below show the QS Rankings and THE Rankings respectively. The rankings by region (Asia) are not same as the Asian universities' ranking filtered from world rankings because QS changed the indicators and weightings; THE also recalibrated their results to reflect priorities and attributes of Asian universities. In the 2021 rankings, QS Top 50 Under 50 and THE Young University Ranking ranked UPM for the last time because 50 years had passed since it was established as a university in 1971. THE Impact rankings Times Higher Education Impact Rankings are the global performance tables that assess universities against the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). UI GreenMetric In 2022, Universiti Putra Malaysia is ranked 25th in the world. The ranking of UI GreenMetric is based on: Setting & infrastructure (SI) Energy & climate change (EC) Waste (WS) Water (WR) Transportation (TR) Education & research (ED) The ranking also placed UPM second in Asia, and maintains first position within the country for 13 consecutive years since the ranking was introduced in 2010. Notable alumni Politicians Dato' Seri Dr. Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail, Minister of Home Affairs Datuk Seri Haji Salahuddin Ayub, Minister of Domestic Trade and Living Costs Chang Lih Kang, Minister of Science and Technology Dato' Seri Amirudin Shari, Menteri Besar of Selangor Datuk Seri Ronald Kiandee, former Minister of Agriculture and Food Industries Dato' Sri Hajah Rohani Abdul Karim, former Minister of Women, Family and Community Development Datuk Seri Dr Mujahid Yusof Rawa, former Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Religious Affairs) Datuk Seri Wilfred Madius Tangau, former Deputy Chief Minister of Sabah Chong Eng, member of the Penang State Legislative Assembly for Padang Lalang Najwan Halimi, member of the Selangor State Assembly for Kota Anggerik Athletes Cheah Liek Hou, badminton player Leong Mun Yee, diver Cheong Jun Hoong, diver Roslinda Samsu, pole vaulter Bibiana Ng, shooter Johnathan Wong, shooter Nazmizan Muhammad, sprinter Zaidatul Husniah Zulkifli, sprinter Azreen Nabila Alias, athlete Welson Sim, swimmer Hakimi Ismail, triple jumper Sharul Aimy, artistic gymnast Diana Bong Siong Lin, wushu athlete Academics Ali Dehghantanha, Professor, University of Guelph Faiza Darkhani, environmentalist, women's rights activist, and educator Moi Meng Ling, Professor, the University of Tokyo, virologist Poets Raja Rajeswari Setha Raman, poet Businesspeople Ebit Lew, founder of Elewsmart Dato' Seri Ibrahim