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.
21 January 2022
GRÓ GEST Welcomes the 2022 Cohort
The GRÓ GEST team is very pleased to welcome the 14th GEST cohort to Iceland, which has now completed its first week at the GEST programme.
12 January 2022
MSc defence by Angel Fernando Monroy Parada
Angel Fernando Monroy Parada from El Salvador, MSc Fellow in Sustainable Energy Engineering at the Reykjavík University will defend his MSc project on Thursday 13 January, 2021 at 13:00.
10 January 2022
Funding opportunity for private sector initiatives through the Icelandic SDGs Partnership Fund
Recognizing the critical importance of the private sector in driving sustainable development, the Ministry for Foreign Affairs in Iceland established the Sustainable Development Goals Partnership Fund in 2018.