Entrepreneurship and Sustainability Programs

Universities in the top 100 of all three rankings · QS World University Rankings 2027 · THE World University Rankings 2027 · ARWU 2026
Source: research report, 18 Oct 2026 (Asia/Singapore). Counts verified against per-university records in the report.
38 of 60 universities: confirmed program (Yes) 40 programs counted (Yes + Borderline) Single courses excluded
60In QS, THE and ARWU top 100
38Yes
2Borderline
2Unverified
18No
40Counted programs (Yes + Borderline)

1. Status (n=60)

Yes 38 · Borderline 2 · Unverified 2 · No 18

Definitions

Rankings: QS 2027, THE 2027, ARWU 2026; top 100 in each.

Program types used: Degree, Certificate, Minor, Specialisation, Centre/initiative, Other structured (accelerators, incubators, multi-stage challenges, cohort programs). Single courses excluded. No minors met the criteria (0).

Category: Education = formal academic offering with a formal award (degree, certificate, minor, specialisation). Non-education = venture support with no formal award (centre, accelerator, competition, award, incubator, institute, challenge, venture programme, training cohort, other). No / Unverified: category shown as “—”.

Status: Yes = active program combining entrepreneurship/venture creation and sustainability/climate/environment, verified on an official page. Borderline = meets criteria with a stated caveat. Unverified = relevant program exists; current activity not confirmed. No = no qualifying program found.

2a. Program type — counted programs (n=40)

Other structured 25 · Centre/initiative 9 · Degree 3 · Certificate 2 · Specialisation 1 · Minor 0

2b. Program type share (n=40)

Counts shown on chart.

2c. Education vs Non-education — counted programs (n=40)

Education 6 · Non-education 34. Education = formal academic offering with a formal award (degree / certificate / specialisation). Counted programs only (Yes + Borderline).

2d. Non-education subtype breakdown (n=34)

Accelerator 6 · Venture programme 6 · Centre 5 · Challenge 4 · Training cohort 4 · Incubator 4 · Competition 2 · Institute 2 · Award 1

3. Student eligibility (counted programs, n=40)

Multi-select: programs can appear in more than one category. Approximate coding from report eligibility fields.

8a. Program components (n=40)

Count of programs with each component.

4a. Intersection by country (n=60)

United States 22 · United Kingdom 8 · China 6 · Australia 5 · others as shown

4b. Program rate by region (Yes + Borderline)

North America 19/25 (76%) · Europe 10/17 (59%) · Asia 9/13 (69%) · Oceania 2/5 (40%)

5. Program rate by THE 2027 rank band

1–25: 18/24 (75%) · 26–50: 13/21 (62%) · 51–75: 8/11 (73%) · 76–100: 1/4 (25%)

8b. Curriculum and patterns

Recurring themes

  • Opportunity identification, customer discovery, venture evaluation
  • Business-model design and de-risking for climate/clean-tech
  • Energy systems, climate tech, energy markets
  • Systems thinking; social/environmental impact measurement
  • Climate finance / impact finance
  • Design thinking / human-centred design

Experiential elements (of 40)

  • Team-based venture/project work: 15
  • Pitch / demo day / final presentation: 14
  • Internship / placement / fieldwork / overseas: 4

Stated learning outcomes (as stated by programs)

  • Venture/commercialisation readiness, incl. investor readiness
  • Identifying and evaluating sustainability venture opportunities
  • Leading change at the business–environment intersection
  • Funding or prizes received; formal credential in 6 programs

7. Typical pathway by program type

Synthesised from report pathway fields. Counts are counted programs (Yes + Borderline).

6. All 60 universities

UniversityCountryRegionQS 2027THE 2027ARWU 2026StatusProgramTypeCategorySubtypeEligibilityLink
Category/subtype classify counted programs (Yes + Borderline) only; bundled records are classified by headline program (see category note in the data). For “No”, program/type/eligibility are shown as “—”; the link is the closest adjacent offering listed in the report. For Unverified, the program is listed but was not counted as Yes.