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Thor Asgeirsson, the UNU-FTP Assistant Director, is visiting Sri Lanka and Bangladesh to assess the needs of our partner institutions in the countries and interview potential candidates for the six month training course.

The UNU-FTP fellows have arrived in Akureyri in the northern part of Iceland for the last part of the introductory course. While here, the fellows will have the opportunity to visit many companies that are actively working in the field of Icelandic fisheries and on an international level hear lectures from the University of Akureyri School of Business and Science.

Last week, Dr. Tumi Tomasson, Director of the United Nations University Training Programme paid a visit to Dalian Ocean University for a celebration of the University's 60th anniversary and the World Conference on the Oceans.

The United Nations Association of Iceland hosted a seminar last Friday (September 21, 2012) on the topic of Sustainable Education and how the concept is being applied in Iceland, specifically through the United Nations University Training Programmes offered here. Van Minh Nguyen from Vietnam a former fellow and scholarship recipient spoke on behalf of the UNU-FTP.

Last Thursday, the UNU-FTP Fellows took a wonderful trip to visit companies working in the fishing industry on the Snæfellsness Peninsula of Iceland. The busy day was full of learning and adventure!

The 15th session of the UNU-FTP six month training has started with 21 fellows from 13 countries.