Greta Thunberg and Malala Yousafzai meet at Oxford University

The Swedish campaigner and the Pakistani activist both became global figures for their relevant causes as teenagers.

Climate change activist Greta Thunberg has met with the Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai at Oxford University.

Yousafzai, a global figure for the rights of girls to have an education, shared an image of herself with the Swedish activist on Tuesday.

Thunberg, 17, and Pakistani activist Yousafzai, 22, are seen sat on a bench together in the photograph.

Yousafzai wrote “Thank you @gretathunberg” along with a heart emoji in the post.