UNIPVC ranks among Portugal's most sustainable universities

The Polytechnic Institute of Viana do Castelo (UNIPVC) has secured third place in Portugal in the UI GreenMetric World University Rankings 2026. The institution achieved a total score of 7,912.5 points, marking an increase of 237.5 points compared to the previous edition.

Globally, UNIPVC reached the 260th position among 2,016 institutions from 110 countries. The university demonstrated high performance in several key areas, including 92.5% of the maximum score in energy and climate change, and 95.5% in governance and digitalization. It also achieved the second-best national result in the environment and infrastructure category.