Turkmenistan and Japan strengthen cooperation in hydrogen energy

From 14 to 16 October 2026, the Rector of the Yagshygeldi Kakayev International University of Oil and Gas visited Japan to promote scientific and educational cooperation and expand bilateral engagement in hydrogen energy. During the visit, he met Keisuke Nagata, President of the University of Tsukuba, to discuss joint research, specialist training and innovative technologies for producing hydrogen from natural gas.

Cooperation is advancing under a Memorandum of Understanding on Joint Scientific Research in Hydrogen Energy, signed by the Ministry of Education of Turkmenistan and the University of Tsukuba on 7 April 2025. On 15 October, the delegation met representatives of the Agency for Natural Resources and Energy of Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) and the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO), and visited Chiyoda Kiyasu Research Park.

Three lecturers from Turkmen higher education institutions are interning at the University of Tsukuba under the SDGs Global Leader programme, implemented with JICA support. The visit marks another step in the initiative put forward by Hero Arkadag to strengthen partnership between Turkmenistan and Japan in science, education and innovative technologies.