Hopeful Globe: Students’ voices and sustainability: Lessons from Lagos State University

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Students form an important part of the university community. As the younger generation, they are also those, whose future is at stake in the global environmental crisis. In face of these challenges, the students are increasingly building agency to create a path towards more sustainable future. In this episode, Doctor Abdul-Gafar Tobi Oshodi discusses students’ voices and how students are taking an active role in sustainability work in the Lagos State University in Nigeria. Join us to learn how the students have overcome challenges and engaged in various activities ranging from practical sustainable campus development to awareness-building. Pilvi Posio is a senior researcher at the University of Turku, Finland. She currently works in the project MOOCs for Sustainability: Empowering Global Campuses coordinated by the Finnish University Network for Asian Studies. Doctor Abdul-Gafar Tobi Oshodi is a teacher and researcher at the Department of Political science at the Lagos State University. He’s focusing in his research work on socio-economic challenges and the role of China in Africa. Transcript: https://www.utu.fi/fi/ajankohtaista/podcast/hopeful-globe