Rhodes Scholar: Godwin Nwangele

The Energy Talk - Storytellers of Africa's Energy Transition

The Rhodes Scholarship is one of the most competitive international postgraduate awards for students to study at the University of Oxford.

Joining us this week is Godwin Nwangele who will share his story of being awarded the scholarship after a last-minute submission and how he started a renewable company prior to this award while in the final year of his bachelor's program in electrical engineering.

We discuss the challenges of entrepreneurship and accessing financing, and the selection process of the Rhodes scholarship along with the many opportunities and learnings that follow.

Guest Bio: Godwin Nwangele is the Co-founder and Director of Greenage technologies, a renewable energy manufacturing company in Nigeria. Godwin studied electrical engineering at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka and he is currently pursuing a master’s in Energy Systems at the University of Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar.

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The Energy Talk is a platform dedicated to telling the energy transition story of Sub-Saharan Africa, focusing first on the perspective of Financiers, Policymakers, and Operators devoted to pushing the continent towards a sustainable energy future.

This podcast is hosted by Olubunmi Olajide and produced by Chigozie Ubah.