Teenage climate change activist Greta Thunberg met Malala Yousafzai at the University of Oxford where the Nobel peace prize winner is a student.
The two shared pictures of themselves hanging out on social media. While Greta called Malala her “role model”, Malala referred to Thunberg as “the only friend I’d skip school for.” It was reportedly their first meeting.
According to The Guardian, Thunberg, 17, is in the UK to join a school strike in Bristol on Friday.
Thunberg became a force to reckon with after striking from school in Sweden to protest against the climate emergency. She made headlines in September when she travelled to New York address the UN Climate Conference on a zero-emissions boat in a journey that lasted two weeks.
On the other hand, Malala was shot in the head by the Taliban in Swat for campaigning for girls education.
Malala is also the youngest recipient of the Nobel peace prize while Thunberg was nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize in 2019 and 2020.
Greta and Malala met to discuss their work and future plans at Lady Margaret Hall, Yousafzai’s Oxford college.
Thunberg also talked to some of the students about the climate crisis and protest. The college’s master, Alan Rusbridger, posted a photo of Thunberg to social media, sharing details of her visit.
