Stories of alumni

29 September 2023

GRÓ alumni gathered in Jakarta

Fisheries personnel from several Caribbean countries who participated in the Fisheries Assessment and Data Modelling Caribbean short course, pictured above with organizers and experts who facilitated the training.
(Photo courtesy Fisheries Technologies)

14 July 2023

18 Fisheries professionals equipped with new skills

Press Release: 18 Fisheries professionals equipped with new skills through the CRFM & GRÓ-FTP Fisheries Assessment and Data Modelling course

25 April 2023

Congratulations Dr. Hang Thi Nguyen

We extend our warm congratulations to GRÓ-FTP fellow and scholarship recipient, Hang Thi Nguyen, who defended her doctoral dissertation on April 18, 2023.

16 April 2023

GRÓ-FTP scholarship recipient Hang Thi Nguyen to defend PhD

Tuesday April 18th GRÓ-FTP scholarship recipient, Hang Thi Nguyen, will defend her PhD research Novel protein sources from fish processing side streams and underutilised species for human consumption.

GRÓ GTP and GEST alumni, with staff of the UNESCO Regional Office for Eastern Africa, the Director General of GRÓ, the Permanent delegate of Iceland to UNESCO and the Consul of Iceland in Nairobi.

22 March 2023

GRÓ alumni in Kenya meet with UNESCO‘s Regional Office for Eastern Africa

Kenya has outgrown Iceland in terms of electricity generated with its geothermal resources.

Participants with Permanent Secretary of State at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs in Iceland, Martin Eyjólfsson, at the Gender Equality Event at the UN House, New Delhi.

9 March 2023

GRÓ GEST presented at Gender Equality Event in New Delhi

Four alumni from the GRÓ Gender Equality Studies and Training Programme (GRÓ GEST) gave lively accounts of their participation in the programme and how it has benefitted them in their work, at an event organised on International Women's Day, 8th March, in New Delhi. The event was organised by the Embassy of Iceland in New Delhi, in cooperation with the offices of UN Women and UNESCO in the country.