Linguistic Summarization for Higher Education Institutions in the Context of Sustainable Development Goals: Analysis of THE Impact Ranking Results


Şener Fidan F., Aydoğan S.

8th International Scientific Conference “Telecommunications, Informatics, Energy and Management” – TIEM 2023 , Balıkesir, Turkey, 1 - 03 December 2023, pp.388-397

  • Publication Type: Conference Paper / Full Text
  • City: Balıkesir
  • Country: Turkey
  • Page Numbers: pp.388-397
  • Abdullah Gül University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

The United Nations published 17 Sustainable Development Goals in 2015 to eradicate poverty in all its forms and ensure the common welfare of humanity by 2030. Higher Education Institutions play a crucial role in attaining these objectives through their education, research, and social contributions. These essential functions have contributed to the popularity of ranking systems that disclose universities’ efforts to achieve Sustainable Development Goals. The Times Higher Education Impact Ranking is one of the most significant global method for measuring universities’ performance concerning the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. 1591 universities participated in the 2022 evaluation of this Ranking, which included 768 universities worldwide in 2020. The objective of this study was to assess universities, countries, and continents using the linguistic summarization technique, with a focus on the universities listed in the 2022 Times Higher Education Impact Rankings based on the Sustainable Development Goals. Linguistic summarization is a data mining technique that generates natural language summaries to assist decision-makers who lack specialist expertise. This study has made a notable contribution to the advancement of universities and countries by identifying specific sustainable development goals that can be enhanced to attain the overall Sustainable Development Goals