The future of Germany and Namibia is green! Germany and Namibia are supporting trainees for a green hydrogen economy in Namibia.
The Youth for Green Hydrogen (Y4H2) scholarship program is entering its third round. Germany and Namibia are launching another call for applications, this time for Namibia's southern regions. To date over 150 young Namibians have received scholarships for master's degrees or vocational training, some have already graduated.
Namibia's Vice President Lucia Witbooi, Minister of Education Sanet Steenkamp, and Florian Seitz, Permanent Representative at the German Embassy in Namibia, invite young people between 18 and 35 years of age from the Hardap and IIKharas regions to apply starting today.
Successful applicants will receive a full scholarship for up to three years of training. Namibia has optimal conditions for generating wind and solar energy, as well as for producing green hydrogen and its derivatives. Some of this production is intend for export, which could support the German hydrogen industry in the future. Through a new funding initiative, the Federal Ministry of Research, Technology, and Space (BMFTR) will provide 1.2 million euros to support vocational training for young people in Hardap and ǁKharas. This training will focus on professions central to the expansion of the hydrogen economy, including solar technology, welding technology, electrical work, mechatronics, industrial mechanics, and plumbing.
Experts state that the number of jobs in Namibia's emerging hydrogen economy will in-crease significantly in the coming years. The Y4H2 scholarship program supports the training and further education of regional specialists and managers for this new market. Thus, Namibia is taking an important step towards promoting sustainable regional development and strengthening local value creation.
Applicationforms: https://jcoinamger.sasscal.org/scholarship-call-2025/
More about the Youth for Green Hydrogen (Y4H2) Scholarship and the Capacity Building in Namibia Page from SASSCAL (only in Englisch).