News

28 March 2017

Short Course III on Resource Assessment and Management in Romania

Short Course III on Resource Assessment and Management was held in Oradea in Romania during March 13-17.
24 March 2017

Seminar by UNU-GTP Fellows who will defend their thesis in spring 2017

A Seminar, for the presentations of the UNU-GTP MSc candidates who will defend their thesis at the University of Iceland this spring, will be held in Vidgelmir, Orkugarður, Grensásvegi 9 on Thursday, 30 March, 13:30-15:00.
The new group of fellows
23 March 2017

New group of UNU-LRT fellows

UNU-LRT has received a new cohort of fellows for the 2017 six-month training programme. This year the fellows come from eight different countries: Mongolia (3 fellows) and Uzbekistan (1) in Central Asia and Ethiopia (1), Ghana (3), Lesotho (2), Malawi (1), Niger (1) and Uganda (2) in Africa, 10 men and four women. The UNU-LRT team looks forward to working with this vibrant group of fellows!
UNU-GEST & RIKK Guest Lecturer Nina Petek
23 March 2017

Lecture series event "Gender, Equality and Ethics Ambivalences in Indian Philosophical-Religious Traditions & Social Realities" by Nina Petek.

UNU-GEST and RIKK Háskóli Íslands co-host our next Lecture series event on 23/03 from 12-13pm at the National Museum of Iceland lecture hall.
Human Development Report 2016 ‘Human Development for Everyone’
20 March 2017

Human Development Report 2016 ‘Human Development for Everyone’ Launch event in Iceland on 24th March.

Dr. Selim Jahan, editor-in-chief of the Human Development Report 2016 ‘Human Development for Everyone’ and Director of the UNDP Human Development Report Office, introduces the 2016 HDR and its main findings on Friday 24 March, 16:00-17:30 at Hannesarholt.
UNU-FTP fellows 2016/17
15 March 2017

Congratulations UNU-FTP fellows, 2016/17

On March 13, 2017, the nineteenth cohort of fellows of the United Nations University Fisheries Training Programme graduated in a ceremony held at the Marine and Freshwater Research Institute of Iceland. This year's dynamic group included 22 fellows from sixteen countries.