In the light of the recent environmental related events that made hundreds of thousands of people around the world walk for the planet, the question of what the contribution of high-level educational institutions is to that cause MUST be asked. Indeed, the vast majority of the strikers were youngsters belonging to 15-25yo age range. In Milan, which according to a WHO -World Health Organization- report is one of the 3 Italian cities with the highest levels of air pollution in Europe, more than 100 000 people gathered for the strike last September, most of which are University students. We’re allowed to wonder if Italian universities like Bocconi, POLITECNICO… share the same goals towards sustainability as the students attending them.
In the light of the recent environmental related events that made hundreds of thousands of people around the world walk for the planet, the question of what the contribution of high-level educational institutions is to that cause MUST be asked. Indeed, the vast majority of the strikers were youngsters belonging to 15-25yo age range. In Milan, which according to a WHO -World Health Organization- report is one of the 3 Italian cities with the highest levels of air pollution in Europe, more than 100 000 people gathered for the strike last September, most of which are University students. We’re allowed to wonder if Italian universities like Bocconi, POLITECNICO… share the same goals towards sustainability as the students attending them.