Oulu’s new H2School prepares experts for a new industry

Finland has set enormous expectations for the hydrogen economy, but there are still few experts. For this reason, the University of Oulu, the University of Applied Sciences and OSAO have developed a study package that covers all educational levels and enables anyone to become the hydrogen expert of the future.

Who can build piping for an explosive miracle substance that can help solve the climate crisis? Right now, almost nobody. However, in the future, there will be professionals, at least in Oulu, who know how to do this.  

Oulu is known as a technology city with expert professionals and students of technology and natural sciences. Now, the city intends to train new experts in an industry that does not yet exist – the hydrogen economy. Hydrogen plays an important role in achieving Finland’s carbon neutrality targets, as its use reduces the need for fossil fuels and thereby carbon emissions. 

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Oulu is one of the InnoCities. The article is part of the series of articles called The Unstoppable about the impact work of InnoCities.