The Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India, immediately strengthened India–Netherlands scientific cooperation in clear power with the launch of the India–Netherlands Hydrogen Fellowship Programme, and the internet hosting of the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the University of Groningen, Netherlands, and 19 Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) to determine an enabling tutorial cooperation framework in inexperienced power and hydrogen analysis.
The India–Netherlands Hydrogen Fellowship Programme for which the Scheme Guidelines and Call for Proposals (CFP) was launched immediately, is a nationwide capacity-building initiative open to eligible Indian doctoral, postdoctoral, and college candidates throughout establishments.
The fellowship programme was launched by Secretary Department of Science and Technology, Prof. Abhay Karandikar in the presence of Mr. Huib Mijnarends, Deputy Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to India.
While launching the programme, Prof. Karandikar, Secretary, DST, stated that centered worldwide collaboration and focused capacity-building initiatives are vital for advancing hydrogen applied sciences from analysis to deployment, notably in hard-to-abate sectors aligned with India’s clear power transition targets.
Mr. Huib Mijnarends, Deputy Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to India, emphasised the alignment of Indo-Dutch cooperation in hydrogen and power transition. Prof. Dr. Jouke de Vries, President, University of Groningen, underlined the function of sustained tutorial partnerships in addressing world power challenges.
The India–Netherlands Hydrogen Fellowship Programme goals to strengthen India’s deployment readiness in hydrogen applied sciences via structured publicity to superior hydrogen ecosystems in the Netherlands, with emphasis on system integration, security, techno-economic evaluation, life-cycle evaluation, and indigenisation pathways. The fellowship is designed to make sure that analysis outcomes immediately contribute to nationwide clear power priorities.
DST additionally hosted the signing of the institution-to-institution MoU between the University of Groningen and 19 IITs, establishing an enabling framework for long-term tutorial cooperation in hydrogen and inexperienced power analysis. The MoU would facilitate college and pupil trade, joint analysis, and data sharing, and operates with out automated monetary commitments.
The high-level engagement mirrored the shared dedication of India and the Netherlands to advance analysis, capability constructing, and deployment-oriented innovation in inexperienced hydrogen, aligned with India’s National Green Hydrogen Mission, Energy Independence 2047, and Net-Zero 2070 goals.
Professor Dhirendra S. Katti, Director IIT Goa; Prof. Venkappayya R. Desai, Director IIT Dharwad; Dr. Anita Gupta, Head CEST Division, DST; Dr. Ranjith Krishna Pai, Senior Director, HVIC and HFC Program Officer, CEST, DST and senior officers from different IITs had been additionally current on the occasion.
The initiatives mark a major step in deepening Indo-Dutch collaboration and strengthening human capital for the rising world hydrogen financial system.
