Africa-Press – Namibia. A TOTAL of 93 Namibians from 12 regions have been selected for the Namibian Youth Green Hydrogen Scholarship Programme, which means they will be trained to become experts and executives in the country’s emerging green hydrogen sector.
This was revealed by the Minister of Higher Education, Dr Itah Kandji-Murangi, who explained that the programme was designed to ensure an output of young, trained Namibians who are ready to take up positions in the emerging green hydrogen industry as early as 2024. This initiative, she added, was born out of a partnership between Namibia and Germany.
“The German government, through its Ministry of Education and Research, allocated an amount of 5 million Euros for the scholarships for the Namibian youth in Germany or in programmes in collaboration with German institutions. The funding priority areas were identified as follows: Technical and Vocational Education Training, Master Degree programmes and upskilling of current graduates through relevant short courses,” Kandji-Murangi said.
Kandji-Murangi said that the 93 beneficiaries were selected from a total of 1 128 applications that were received after the Southern African Science Service Centre for Climate Change and Adaptive Land Management (SASSCAL) advertised the green hydrogen scholarships last year in March.
The beneficiaries, Kandji-Murangi added, include 63 Masters candidates and 29 candidates for Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET). She added that 45 of the 63 Masters candidates are registered at the University of Namibia (UNAM) and the Namibia University of Science and Technology (NUST), while 23 of the 29 TVET candidates are registered at various TVET centres in the country.
“The readiness of German higher education and training institutions to partner with their Namibian counterparts to develop suitable hybrid academic and technical programmes attest to the long cordial relationship that exists between our two countries,” the minister added.
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