6th among all academic universities in the country and 3rd (together with Wrocław University of Science and Technology) among technical universities. In the Higher Education Impact Rankings 2021 - the only global ranking based on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) created by the United Nations, Gdańsk University of Technology was classified in the overall ranking and eight individual Sustainable Development Goals. The university fared best in four areas of SDGs, ranking first among Polish universities in each of them. Gdańsk Tech was in the range of 101-200 in the global ranking in area no. 9 (Innovation, industry, infrastructure) and area no. 13 (Climate action). Gdańsk Tech was also classified in the range of 301-400 in area no. 12 (Responsible consumption and production), and as the only university in Poland, it was ranked in the range of 401-600 in area no. 16 (Peace, justice and strong institutions). 2020 In the QS World University Rankings 2021 edition, Gdańsk University of Technology was ranked for the second time in the range of 801-1000 of the best universities out of over 5.5 thousand universities from 80 countries, slightly improving its total score from 11.7 points in the 2020 edition to 12.8 points in 2021. Similarly to the previous edition of the ranking, Gdańsk Tech achieved the best result in the Faculty Student Ratio area. In the 20th edition of the Ranking of Universities organized by the Perspektywy Educational Foundation, Gdańsk University of Technology ranked 8th among all academic universities in the country (together with the Łódź University of Technology) and 4th among technical universities. In the U-Multirank 2020 ranking, which was attended by 1,759 universities from 92 countries, including 37 Polish universities, Gdańsk University of Technology received the highest possible "A" score in the following areas: External Research Income, Interdisciplinary Publications, Post-doc positions, Income from private sources, Graduate companies. In 2020, in the GreenMetric World Ranking of Universities, in which universities are assessed in terms of the practical application of the principles of sustainable development, Gdańsk Tech improved its previous result, ranking 231st in the world ranking, 78th among European universities and maintaining the 2nd place in the country. In 2020, Gdańsk University of Technology was among the 1000 best universities in the world in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings. 2019 Gdańsk University of Technology has been at the forefront of the ranking of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education measuring