Open Call for Nominations for the 2023 GRÓ GEST Programme

The GRÓ Gender Equality Studies and Training (GRÓ GEST) programme calls for nominations for its academic programme in 2023. The deadline for nominations is 14 March 2022.

The GEST programme is a five-month long postgraduate diploma programme (30 ECTS) at the University of Iceland, which runs from January 2023 to May 2023. The programme welcomes nominations from organizations for young professionals who:

• have at least one university degree at BA/BS/BEd level
• are fluent in both spoken and written English
• have at least 2 years of professional experience relevant to the enhancement of gender equality
• are junior professionals or young researchers (priority is given to individuals younger than 35 years old)
• have leadership skills and are in a position to be agents of change
• are committed to enhancing gender equality
• are nationals and residents in low or middle income countries, or from conflict/post-conflict societies.

Candidates shall be nominated by their superior at the organization that is their current place of work. Self-nominations are not accepted.

For further information, please see admissions.