Role of Romanian Higher Education Institutions in Achieving the SDG 4 Targets through the Greenmetric 2023 Ranking

Mona Alexandra Orza Vraja; Cristina Silvia Nistor

doi:10.2478/subboec-2025-0007

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Role of Romanian Higher Education Institutions in Achieving the SDG 4 Targets through the Greenmetric 2023 Ranking

Studia Universitatis Babes-Bolyai Oeconomica

Volume 70 (2025): Issue 2 (August 2025)

By: Mona Alexandra Orza Vraja and Cristina Silvia Nistor

Open Access

|Mar 2026

Abstract

This paper examines the alignment of Romanian higher education institutions with SDG 4. Using a Green Metric sustainability ranking, it explores the potential for implementing SDG 4. The study focuses on teaching and research and considers the position, scores, size, and geopolitical context of each university. The results revealed that the alignment of the ranked universities with SDG 4 is influenced by university size, sustainability policies, and resources. The originality of this research lies in conducting this type of analysis of Romanian universities’ system in terms of sustainability and evaluating its contribution to the SDGs’ broader context.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/subboec-2025-0007 | Journal eISSN: 2065-9644

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Published on: Mar 17, 2026

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Keywords:

higher education,

Romania,

SDG 4,

green measure,

sustainability ranking,

quality education

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