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The UNU-GEST celebrated the graduation of 18 fellows awarded a post-graduate diploma in international gender studies. The fellows come from 12 different countries and this year´s graduating class is the largest since the beginning of the programme. A total of 86 students have graduated from the UNU-GEST programme.

The UNU-GEST programme and the class of 2017 fellows would like to extend an invite to an event where fellows will present their final assignments. The event takes place on Monday 22 May 2017 from 11:00 -16:00 in room 101 in Oddi, University of Iceland campus. The event is held in English and open to all.

UNU-GEST travelled to Höfn, East Iceland where the fellows had the opportunity to learn about climate change and sustainability with experts from the Nýheimar Research Centre - Háskóli Íslands.

The NWM Annual Meeting is taking place in Reykjavík from 7-8 May hosted by UNU-GEST and the Icelandic Ministry for Foreign Affairs with the aim to discuss and endorse operational mechanisms, clarify roles and responsibilities and agree on specific outcomes for 2017-18.

On behalf of UNU-GEST, Erla Hlín Hjálmarsdóttir and Kirstín Flygenring contribute to a workshop and a seminar in Bucharest on 10 and 11 May 2017 which are held in collaboration with the National University of Political Studes and Public Administration in Bucharest

University of Montenegro and UNU-GEST are pleased to offer one full scholarship to a master's student to attend the UNU-GEST diploma programme 2018 in international gender studies. The scholarships are partially funded by the Erasmus + grant scheme.