1 June 2017
UNU-GEST Director Gives a Talk at the first Nordic Science, Technology and Innovation Seminar on Women in Renewable Energy in Japan
UNU-GEST Director, Dr. Irma Erlingsdóttir, gives a lecture on women in the renewable energy sector at the first Nordic Science, Technology and Innovation (NORSTI) seminar in Japan, held at the Swedish Embassy in Tokyo on 31 May 2017
31 May 2017
UNU-GEST present at the 1st Asia-Europe Conference on Women’s Economic Empowerment in Lithuania
UNU-GEST Project Assistant Laura Malinauskaite attended the first Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) Conference “Women's Economic Empowerment: Creating Equal Opportunities in the World of Work”, which was held on May 25-26 in Vilnius, Lithuania. The Conference focused on different aspects of women’s economic empowerment and provided a platform for a fruitful dialogue between policy-makers, public and private sectors, innovators, entrepreneurs, ender equality advocates and research institutions.
24 May 2017
Class of 2017 graduates from the UNU-GEST diploma programme
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.
17 May 2017
Class of 2017 UNU-GEST fellows present final assignments
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.
10 May 2017
UNU-GEST field trip as part of the last module "Gender and Environment" May 2017
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.
8 May 2017
UNU-GEST hosts the Nordic Women Mediators (NWM) Annual Meeting in Reykjavík, Iceland on 7 and 8 May 2017.
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.