Empowering Chilean Hydrogen Students: Fostering Excellence in Hydrogen Education at German Universities

Stärkung der chilenischen Wasserstoff-Studenten: Förderung von Exzellenz in der Wasserstoffausbildung an deutschen Universitäten

Germany and Chile share ambitious goals on the path to climate neutrality. The import of green hydrogen has been declared as one of the central pillars for achieving the goal of climate neutrality by 2045 by the German national hydrogen strategy. One of the most important challenges for the realization of hydrogen projects is the training of skilled workers. 

The "Empowering Chilean Hydrogen Students " scholarship program aims to provide outstanding students from Chile with the opportunity to pursue higher education in hydrogen related fields at a leading German university, TU Bergakademie Freiberg. This program is designed to foster academic excellence, promote international collaboration, and contribute to the development of expertise in the field of hydrogen.

The Chile Scholarship is supported by hydrogen industry (e.g. VNG).  The grant shall be used to provide excellent Chilenean students a monthly financial support throughout 24 months (2 years).

To get the Chile Sholarship Grant a two step procedure is established:

1. Application for admission in a study program at TU Bergakademie Freiberg
2. Application for Chile Sholarship Grant at Freunde und Förderer der TU Bergakademie Freiberg.

Recommended Fields of Study: Scholarship recipients will have the opportunity to pursue a bachelor or master's programs in hydrogen related disciplines offered by the TU Freiberg , e.g. the following English master courses:

• Area: Mechanical and Process Engineering
  • Technology and Application of Inorganic Materials
  • Mechanical and Process Engineering
  • Chemical Engineering
• Area: Geoscience
  • Geomatics for Mineral an d Resource Management
  • Sustainable Mining and Remediation Management
• Area: Economic Science
  • International Business and Resources in Emerging Markets 

Additional English and German studies related to hydrogen production, transportation and usage are 

• Energietechnik
• Engineering

Links for more information on Chile Scholarship

• Proposal Scholarship Chile_EN.pdf or Propuesta Beca Chile_ES.pdf
• Procedures and Rules for grant application: Chile-Scholarhsip_EN.pdf or Chile-Beca_ES.pdf
• General Information: https://tu-freiberg.de/en/study/your-studies
• Study Programs at TU Bergakademie Freiberg: https://tu-freiberg.de/en/study-programs
• Application for Study programm admission: https://tu-freiberg.de/en/studies/application-admission

Contact for Chile Scholarship 

• Prof. Hartmut Krause: Hartmut [dot] Krause [at] iwtt [dot] tu-freiberg [dot] de (Hartmut[dot]Krause[at]iwtt[dot]tu-freiberg[dot]de)
• Dr. Saskia Wesolowski: Saskia [dot] wesolowski [at] iwtt [dot] tu-freiberg [dot] de (Saskia[dot]Wesolowski[at]iwtt[dot]tu-freiberg[dot]de)
• Almudena Nunez: almudena [dot] nunez [at] vng [dot] de (almudena[dot]nunez[at]vng[dot]de)