3 February 2015
Announcing UNU-FTP Guest Lecturer: Ian Goulding
The UNU-FTP is pleased to announce this year's Guest Lecturer for the six month training, Dr. Ian Goulding, an internationally renowned expert on fish processing, handling, and safety. He will hold a series of lectures on topics related to issues of quality control, processing, and fisheries as a tool for development. Lectures will take place February 16-19.
Dr. Goulding's lectures will be held at Matís, which are open but require an RSVP (for more info contact steinar(at)matis.is).
30 January 2015
Short Course on Preparations of Bankable Geothermal Documents in Ethiopia
The UNU-GTP is currently conducting a Short Course on Preparations of Bankable Geothermal Documents in Ethiopia for selected employees of the Geological Survey of Ethiopia (GSE), Ethiopian Electric Power (EEP) and the Ministry of Water, Irrigation and Energy (MWIE).
22 January 2015
Short Course on Well Design and Geothermal Drilling Technology in Ethiopia
The UNU-GTP is currently conducting a Short Course on Well Design and Geothermal Drilling Technology in Ethiopia for selected employees of the Geological Survey of Ethiopia and Ethiopian Electric Power.
15 January 2015
New fellows for 2015 diploma programme
The 2015 UNU-GEST Diploma Programme in International Gender Studies has begun with the arrival of ten fellows who will be participating in the programme this year. The fellows come from Malawi, Mozambique, Palestine (West Bank) and Uganda. The fellows work for various government ministries, human rights and civil society organizations, as well as UN institutions.
14 January 2015
Short Course VII to be held in El Salvador, 14-22 March, 2015
The United Nations University Geothermal Training Programme (UNU-GTP) in Iceland and LaGeo S.A. de C.V. in El Salvador will be hosting "Short Course VII on Surface Exploration for Geothermal Resources", to be held in Santa Tecla, El Salvador during 14-22 March, 2015.
2 January 2015
News from UNU-GEST fellows in Malawi
In May 2014, fourteen fellows from Malawi, Mozambique, Palestine and Uganda graduated from the UNU-GEST Programme. Since then they have been busy promoting gender equality and implementing projects and ideas developed during their training at the UNU-GEST Programme