On the development of an International Curriculum on Hydrogen Safety Engineering and its Implementation into Educational Programmes

Abstract The present paper provides an overview of the development of an International Curriculum on Hydrogen Safety Engineering and itsimplementation into new educational programmes. The curriculum is being developed as part of the educational and training activities of theEuropean Network of Excellence “Safety of Hydrogen as an Energy Carrier” (HySafe). It has a modular structure consisting of five basic,six fundamental and four applied modules. The reasons for this particular structure are explained. To accelerate the development of teachingmaterials and their implementation in training/educational programmes, an annual European Summer School on Hydrogen Safety will beheld (the first Summer School was from 15–24 August 2006, Belfast, UK), where leading experts deliver keynote lectures to an audience ofresearchers on topics covering the state-of-the-art in hydrogen safety science and engineering. The establishment of a postgraduate certificatecourse in hydrogen safety engineering at the University of Ulster (starting in January 2007) as a first step in the development of a worldwidesystem of hydrogen safety education and training is described. 2006 International Association for Hydrogen Energy. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.