Amina discovered her passion for sustainability while studying for a masters program and has been working in the area of sustainable built environments since then (10 years). She teaches Sustainable Architecture and Research Methods in undergraduate and postgraduate levels at the Department of Architecture, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria. She holds a B.Sc. in Architecture from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, an M.Sc. in Environmental Design of Buildings from Cardiff University in and a PhD in Architecture from Newcastle University both in the United Kingdom. Currently, her research is on policies and strategies promoting sustainable energy in the built environment focusing on waste as the renewable source. She can be contacted through her LinkedIn profile as ‘Amina Batagarawa.'

I want to be someone who gives hope to students, youths, and all persons who are denied their rights. Since my five years in the university, my colleagues and I have awakened the spirit of activism and positive change in fellow students and have instilled in them the virtue of standing for what is just and truth. We have initiated a nationwide campus outlet where we are grooming newly admitted university students in becoming responsible citizens of their various community.