Andrew Adewale Alola
Full Professor | Sustainability
Andrew Alola is a Full Professor in the field of Sustainability. He holds a PhD degree in Economics and an MSc in Applied Mathematics and Computer Science from Eastern Mediterranean University, Cyprus, after completing his Bachelor's degree studies at the University of Ilorin in Nigeria.
Before joining CREDS – Centre for Research on Digitalization and Sustainability at the University of Inland Norway in Norway, Dr. Andrew Alola previously worked as an Assistant Professor, where he taught undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in the Department of Economics at the University of Vaasa in Finland and Istanbul Gelisim University in Turkey.
As a Facilitator on a World Bank project at the Federal University of Agriculture, Makurdi, Nigeria (now Joseph Sarwuan Tarka University), and as an Assistant Professor (On leave) at Nisantasi University , he also previously held Senior Research Fellowship positions at Applied Science Private University in Jordan, Adnan Kassar School of Business at the Lebanese American University in Lebanon, South Ural State University in Russia in the Department of Economics and Finance, and the University of Johannesburg in South Africa, within the Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment.
His research interests include Energy Economics, Environmental Economics, Sustainability, and Life Cycle Assessment (LCA). He has authored about 300 scientific studies published in top-tier international peer-reviewed journals, contributing to the advancement of research across energy, environmental sustainability, and related interdisciplinary fields.
Dr. Alola's research activities have received a number of international recognitions, including his inclusion in Stanford University's list of the Top 2% of Global Scientists since 2020 and recognition as an Istanbul Gelisim University Top Research Scholar since 2019.
Other information can be accessed from the links on his profile photo. You can also contact him at andrew.alola@hotmail.com, alongside his social media pages under the name Andrew Alola.