SUSTAIN with Purpose: Sunway University Earns Asia Gold for Sustainability Education at Global QS Reimagine Education Awards

Sunway University has once again ascended to the forefront of global higher education excellence, securing the Gold Award (Regional Category) at the QS Reimagine Education Awards 2025, a prestigious international platform that honours trailblazers transforming the future of learning. This recognition places Sunway University among the world’s most forward-thinking institutions, celebrated for redefining the boundaries of education, employability, and innovation through bold, future-ready initiatives.

Winning the Regional Gold Award for Asia positions Sunway University among Asia’s elite institutions, reflecting its leadership in educational innovation and sustainability. Sunway integrates sustainability not as an adjunct but as a foundation across all disciplines-transcending traditional silos to cultivate informed, ethical, and empowered global citizens.

Through the award-winning innovative and scalable Sunway University’s Sustainability-focused Transformative, Accessible, Immersive, and Globally Networked (S.U.S.T.A.I.N.) teaching and learning framework, the University strengthens sustainability literacy, technological fluency, interdisciplinary collaboration, and real-world application, preparing graduates to drive transformative change across industries, communities, and nations.

As a flagship initiative redefining higher education, S.U.S.T.A.I.N. places sustainability and planetary health at the very core of every discipline. It cultivates all Sunway University students into globally competitive, values-driven leaders ready to confront local and global challenges. The framework builds on four foundational courses: Entrepreneurial Mindset and Skills, Integrity and Sustainable Development, Community Service for Planetary Health, and AI Foundation and Application. Together, these courses empower students with ethical leadership, strategic problem solving, responsible and creative application of prosocial artificial intelligence, and meaningful community engagement, fully aligned with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Through S.U.S.T.A.I.N., Sunway University demonstrates its belief in “doing well by doing good” by producing graduates who succeed professionally while shaping a more sustainable and equitable world.

This landmark regional award elevates Sunway University’s global standing and digital presence, deepening its position as a leader in sustainability education, innovation, and meaningful societal impact. As we celebrate this regional triumph, we remain committed to pushing boundaries, inspiring innovation, and advancing educational excellence that resonates across Malaysia, Asia, and the world.