Master in Hydrogen Systems and Enabling Technologies

Master in Hydrogen Systems and Enabling Technologies is one of 8 English-taught Engineering programmes at Master's Degree level in the register, offered by 4 institutions. 1 of them lists an annual fee for students from outside the EU, EEA and Switzerland. 8 are recorded as free for EU, EEA and Swiss students.

HySET is a two-year Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degree in hydrogen systems and enabling technologies. It is run by five universities in four countries with five hydrogen companies in the EU. The coordinator is Politecnico di Torino. NTNU is one of the partners and hosts the Hydrogen Safety specialisation track.

What you study

The programme covers the whole hydrogen value chain, from production to safety and process technology. In the first year, at Politecnico di Torino and Politecnico di Milano, you study physical chemistry, thermodynamics, catalysis, materials, electrochemistry, chemical plants and get an initial approach to hydrogen technologies.

In the third semester you choose one specialisation track:

• Hydrogen production through catalytic reactors technologies or Fuel cell systems engineering at Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
• Hydrogen Safety at NTNU
• Chemical Process Technology at Eindhoven University of Technology

You learn to design, size, optimise and operate hydrogen systems and related enabling technologies. The programme gives you a systematic overview so you can analyse complex interactions in hydrogen systems.

How the programme is organised

The degree is 120 ECTS and taught in English. You spend at least one semester (30 ECTS) at two different partner universities. The first two semesters are at Politecnico di Torino and Politecnico di Milano. The third semester is at the university that hosts your chosen track, and you are registered as a student there. The fourth semester is an internship and the Master's thesis. The thesis is typically part of larger research projects at the local research centre or with industry.

The partner universities are Politecnico di Torino, Politecnico di Milano, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Eindhoven University of Technology and NTNU. The study environment is international and multicultural, and you work on exercises related to the complex challenges of the energy transition.

Who it suits

This programme suits students who want a broad, multidisciplinary grounding in hydrogen technologies and systems. You should be ready to study at several universities in different countries and to work on the technical challenges of the energy transition. The EU expects the hydrogen value chain to create around 1 million highly skilled jobs by 2030, so there is a need for specific skills in hydrogen sector companies.

Admission, language and next steps

Admission is joint for the whole programme. All applications go through Politecnico di Torino's application portal. Application deadline and admission requirements are set there and on the programme page, so check those pages for the exact dates and documents. The language of instruction is English. Students from the EU/EEA and Switzerland are normally exempt from tuition fees at state institutions, and other degree students normally pay a fee set by the institution. For questions about the programme, contact hyset.master@polito.it.

Master’s applications go straight to Norwegian University of Science and Technology, not through the national admission service (NUCAS). Study in Norway states that you need a bachelor’s degree comparable to a Norwegian bachelor’s degree (180 ECTS), including courses equal to at least one and a half years of full-time study relevant to the programme. Deadlines are set by each institution for each programme, so confirm yours. Entry requirements and language tests are also set by the institution, so start from the official programme page. Our guides cover tuition fees, study permits and housing.