Photo of a group collaboration activity in Viet Nam
Interactive collaborative learning activity in Viet Nam

The British Council is pleased to announce the partners awarded Climate Skills Global Collaboration Grants, supporting innovative international partnerships between the UK, Brazil, Mexico, Viet Nam, Indonesia, and India. 

These projects bring together UK and global education and community institutions to enable young people to gain practical climate skills, paid green work experience, and pathways into green careers. Through hands-on training, entrepreneurship, community-led climate action, and international exchange. The collaborations prioritise equity, employability, and real-world impact, supporting young women, marginalised groups, and underrepresented communities to access green jobs. 

Our strategic partnerships respond to shared climate challenges around the world. One example is a focus on flooding in the Amazon and Wales. Shared learning will be captured in the Amazon and Wales Flood & Housing Atlas (geographic information system), strengthening knowledge exchange between both regions. Young people will receive bursaries for internships focused on flood risk mapping, housing, drainage, construction, and climate adaptation. Working with municipal and local government partners, participants will gain real-world experience while contributing to local solutions.  

A further example is a collaboration between the UK and India in which 130 young people will work in cross-country teams to develop climate innovation prototypes, culminating in a Hybrid National Camp where ideas will be presented to industry experts. 

Together, these partnerships highlight the power of global collaboration to build inclusive, resilient, and climate-ready societies led by the next generation of changemakers. 

Read on to view the Climate Skills Global Collaboration Grants partnership higher education institutions at a glance. Details of each partnership project follows further below. 

*Brazil partner names coming soon. 

Cardiff University

Anglia Ruskin University

Leeds Beckett University  

Our innovative UK–Brazil partnerships will support young people in gaining practical climate skills, paid work experience and pathways into green careers. These projects respond to urgent climate challenges while placing equity, employability, and community impact at their core.  

University of Lincoln  - Tierra Verde Naturaleza y Cultura

Northumbria University  - Instituto Tecnol ógico Autónomo de México (ITAM) Business School   

 London Metropolitan University  - Universidad  Autónoma de Chiapas (UNACH)    

Edinburgh Napier University  - Fondo de Conservación El Triunfo A.C. (FONCET)    

Northumbria University  - Instituto Tecnol ógico Autónomo de México (ITAM) Business School    

36 young people, majority women, will develop circular economy ventures. They will experience a three-phase entrepreneurship programme including design sprints, prototyping and green venture launching.

London Metropolitan University  - Universidad  Autónoma de Chiapas (UNACH)     

This partnership will integrate traditional ecological knowledge with green work placements and enterprise incubation. Up to 70 young people in Mexico and the UK will be supported with mentorship and ultimately seed funding. 

University of Lincoln - Tierra Verde 

This project will provide hands-on international experience in sustainable bio-digesters for 20 young people. Hackathons and training in low-tech design across students will build practical agroecology and business skills for young people in the UK and rural areas of Chiapas. Methodology will be embedded in university curriculum for long-term impact.

Edinburgh Napier University  - Fondo de Conservación El Triunfo A.C. (FONCET)    

This project builds from our successful Climatón delivery in Chiapas, creating a hackathon environment for young people to deliver climate solutions. In this partnership, 50 young people from both Chiapas and Edinburgh will work together with a conservation focus, culminating in a UK–Mexico Climathon, and an international exchange featuring rewilding in Scotland and mangrove restoration in Chiapas.

 

Edinburgh Napier University - Can Tho University  

University of Southampton - Can Tho University   

Edinburgh Napier University – Can Tho University  

This partnership provides green entrepreneurship development for 20 UK and 20 Viet Nam students. After training in green business models, circular design and eco-innovation young people will undertake hands-on prototyping and mentoring with green SMEs. The programme culminates in a 3-day Youth Innovation Lab to showcase innovation challenges.

Southampton University – Can Tho University  

These partners will support 20 women in STEM into green entrepreneurship, with close professional mentoring in work readiness and practical business support, as well as international network building.

Lancaster University - INCREASE & AI Labs  

Brunel University London - INCREASE & AI Labs   

Lancaster University – INCREASE & AI Labs  

200 young people in Indonesia and 30 in the UK  will attend a Green Skills Bootcamp covering climate literacy, circular economy, sustainable enterprise, ethical leadership, digital skills, and green employability competencies. These young people will then undertake real-world consultancy challenges with UK and Indonesian employers and an iGrow Green Careers Summit to showcase youth solutions in both countries. Programme sustainability is provided by Lancaster University’s global campus in Indonesia.  

Brunel University of London – INCREASE & AI Labs  

This partnership focuses on climate innovation and vocational green skills for 200 young people in Indonesia and 20 in the UK entreprenuership and carbon capture young people will be supported with vocation placements. This includes advanced placements for select Indonesian participants at the Ministry of Manpower Training Centre, and international exchange opportunities for Indonesian youth funded to attend Brunel’s Design Factory Summer School. 

WMG University of Warwick - The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI)  

University of Bristol - University of Mumbai 

The WMG, University of Warwick and The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI)

This partnership will train young people in green entrepreneurial skills and support them to develop practical prototypes that address real-world sustainability challenges.  The partnership will bring together 130 young people – 100 from India and 30 from the UK – providing hands-on learning in sustainable design and green enterprise. Participants will be grouped by skill areas and interests and will receive mentorship to identify skills gaps and guide project development. Together they will attend a Hybrid National Camp to present their prototypes to industry panels, showcasing innovative solutions and fostering professional connections.

 University of Bristol - University of Mumbai 

The programme will engage 50–80 young people, providing hands-on learning through Community Co-Creation Labs (CCLs) in Mumbai, Thane, and Bristol. Participants will work alongside local communities, students, and researchers to identify immediate climate adaptation and mitigation priorities and co-develop practical solutions. Together, they will work with communities to co‑create solutions that integrate traditional knowledge with modern scientific understanding, leading to localised outcomes. Learning will continue post-funding as University of Bristol opens a Mumbai campus in summer 2026. 

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