As a form of commitment in the development towards World Class University (WCU), Universitas Terbuka (UT) attended the invitation from the Directorate General of Higher Education for the 21 PTNBH to participate in the Times Higher Education (THE) Masterclass 2025 with the main agenda of Ranking Masterclass and Dashboard Training Session for ranking data. On this occasion, UT is represented by Dr. Mohammad Imam Farisi, M.Pd., as the Head of Office of Quality Assurance (KPM) with Khalis Narendra and Rifqi Indra Putra as expert staffs of KPM. 

This event generally covered two aspects divided into two sessions. The morning session covered THE World University Rankings (WUR) and THE Impact Rankings. This session generally explained that the subject-based ranking of Indonesian state universities is close to other world universities, even surpassing in the subject of economics, business, and social sciences. 

Meanwhile, in the THE Impact Rankings session, it was explained how the trend of participation in rankings of Indonesian universities generally increase over the years. Per 2024, 31 universities participated in the SDGs-based ranking. This shows the enthusiasm from universities to realize sustainable development. 

Generally, there are 5 SDG indicators achieved by universities in Indonesia, including SDG 2: food waste; SDG6: water usage; SDG7: energy; SDG15: alien species impact; SDG9: number of university spin offs. In addition, THE also gave a short explanation regarding good examples as a mandatory requirement for data submission of Impact Rankings. 

The presence of UT in this event is highly significant in the efforts of becoming a WCU level PTNBH, through THE Online Learning Rankings. Through this active participation, it is hoped that UT will gain valuable insights. Therefore, UT could strategize and participate in THE Impact Rankings 2026.