TheAGS believes that one of the most effective ways of making progress towards sustainability is though training and providing opportunities for the next generation of leaders, and therefore strongly supports student initiatives in sustainability.

Education activities organized by the AGS:

• Intensive Program on Sustainability (IPoS)
• Youth Encounter on Sustainability (YES)

Student groups and activities under the AGS umbrella:

World Student Community for Sustainable Development (WSC-SD)
The WSC-SD is an international network of student communities and individuals closely connected to the AGS. Motivated students passionate about sustainability opportunities are developing opportunities to learn from each other, collaborate and take action.

WSC-SD member groups include:

• Chalmers Students for Sustainability (CSS)
• [project 21] students for sustainability  at ETH and Uni Zurich
• UniPoly students for sustainability at EPFL and Uni Lausanne
• Sustainability@MIT
• The University of Tokyo AGS Student Community (AGS-UTSC)

Further student initiatives for sustainability include:

• Nordic Engineers for Sustainable Development (NORESD)
• Ecoworks at ETH