An assessment of attitudes and perceptions of international university students on climate change

Abstract

Abstract Universities have an unrivalled potential to educate students on climate change issues and to actively engage them in climate affairs, both as citizens and influencers of future professions. Despite this potential and the many advantages of student engagement in climate change, less emphasis has been given to understanding students´ perceptions and attitudes towards climate change, in a way that may guide changes in the curriculum and teaching practices. Based on the need to address the existing literature gap, this paper assesses university students’ perceptions and attitudes towards climate change at the international level. This study comprises a survey of a sample of universities across the world and uses descriptive statistics to identify the most important trends across geographical locations of the universities. The study provides recommended actions that universities may enact in order to improve educational provisions in matters related to climate change and, by doing so, better prepare future professionals to cope with the challenges of a changing climate.

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