18 February 2022
GRÓ LRT six-month training eligible for 30 ECTS credits
The GRÓ LRT six-month training is eligible for ECTS credits as from 2022. This means that fellows completing the training successfully will, in addition to GRÓ LRT Certificate of Completion, also receive a Postgraduate Diploma in Ecosystem Restoration and Sustainable Land Management (30 ECTS) from the Agricultural University of Iceland.
15 February 2022
Mobilising for Intersex Rights in Iceland: RIKK & GRÓ GEST Lecture
Daniela Alaattinoğlu is the fourth lecturer of the RIKK – Institute for Gender, Equality and Difference and GRÓ-GEST lecture series Queer Iceland in an International Context in spring 2022. Daniela’s lecture is titled “Mobilising for Intersex Rights in Iceland”. The lecture is held Thursday 24 February at 12.00 at the Lecture Hall of the National Museum and is streamed live here.
14 February 2022
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.
8 February 2022
Queer Iceland in an International Context – RIKK and GEST Spring 2022 Lecture Series
The topic of the spring 2022 Lecture Series organised by RIKK – Institute for Gender, Equality and Difference at the University of Iceland and the Gender Equality Studies and Training Programme (GRÓ-GEST) is Queer Iceland in an International Context. The series emphasizes a diverse and interdisciplinary approach on queer studies in Iceland.
27 January 2022
All GRÓ training programmes operated in 2021 despite of pandemic
GRÓ – International Centre for Capacity Development, Sustainability and Societal Change, that operates under the auspices of UNESCO, managed to continue its operations during last year, in spite of the various challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. All four training programmes run by GRÓ were again able to receive students for the six-month training courses, a total of 90 fellows. In 2020 the operations were greatly disrupted and three of the programmes had to suspend the arrival of fellows for one year. Furthermore, short courses in partner countries could again be conducted last year.
24 January 2022
Announcement of MSc and PhD Scholarships recipients
The evaluation of the applications received from former Fellows for GTP Scholarships for MSc and PhD studies in Iceland has now been carried out. There were 15 valid applications for MSc studies and a record number of 15 for the PhD studies, which shows the continuous enthusiasm for geothermal studies in Iceland.