7 November 2025
GRÓ GTP's impact over almost 50 years: 'Investing in people is the most powerful renewable energy of all.'
The impact of nearly fifty years of Iceland‘s efforts to promote and advance geothermal energy around the world through the GRÓ Geothermal Training Programme was highlighted at the first event of a series focused on the four GRÓ Training Programmes: From Knowledge to Development Impact that took place on the 5th of November 2025 at the University of Iceland’s Ceremonial Hall. The recording is available online.
7 November 2025
Nearly 50 Years of Achievements by the GRÓ Geothermal Training Programme
It’s remarkable to think that Iceland was still classified as a developing country up until 1976. Around that same time, Icelanders began considering how they could best contribute to development and prosperity around the world, as a donor country in international development cooperation.
7 November 2025
Nærri 50 ára starf Jarðhitaskóla GRÓ hefur skilað miklum árangri
Það er ótrúlegt að hugsa til þess í dag að Ísland var flokkað sem þróunarland allt fram til ársins 1976. Það var einmitt um sama leyti sem Íslendingar fóru að hugsa um hvernig þeir gætu sem best stuðlað að þróun og aukinni velsæld úti í hinum stóra heimi, sem veitandi í þróunarsamvinnu.
5 November 2025
Sonal Dhanani Receives International Award
GEST alumna awarded by the Geneva Centre for Human Rights Advancement and Global Dialogue.
3 November 2025
Six-Month Fellows Final Project Seminar - Thursday 6 November
Fellows introduce their final projects from the Six-Month Training Programme.