Green Campus Initiative Internship is a training program designed to train students. For those who are about to complete their studies and fresh graduates on environmental sustainability and sustainable practices. Trainees will be placed in sections related to their fields of expertise/interest under close supervision. Training will afford interns the opportunity to have hands-on experience as well as gain relevant skills that will be useful for their professional development. All majors (course of study) are welcome to apply.

The Green Institute is the first Nigerian research institution that subsidizes college tuition costs through a waste management program while training leaders that will systematically transform attitudes about environmentalism in Africa’s most populated and polluted country.

The institute offers both training and research, in line with some of the challenges listed in the Sustainable Development Goals. Their principal area of concentration is environmental sustainability, but they adopt both a micro and macro-level approach that encompasses relevant studies in the sciences, arts and social sciences. The onsite campus is located in Ondo Kingdom, Nigeria.

They offer Nano-degrees (both on-site and online) with academic programs in Sustainable Science and Technology, Sustainable Business and Entrepreneurship, and Sustainable Social Research and History. Further, The Institute’s faculty of academics and researchers in environmental sustainability bring a wealth of experience to challenge students to grasp the ever-evolving challenges and nuances of the Green Movement.

Benefits

• Gain practical experience suited to their field of study/interest.
• Have free access to Green Series and Conferences.
• Free access to Green Publications.
• Further, Free or subsidized training in green entrepreneurial opportunities.
• Free Delicious Akara (beans cake) every Thursday.
• Fun team events and board game nights!
• Bicycle- use during the period of internship.
• Access to UN-Sustainable Development Network Events.
• One-On-One Mentorship with an industry expert or celebrity.

Eligibilities

• Must be a student of an academic institution or graduates of not more than 2 years
• Must be available to participate in the Green Campus Boot camp