7 November 2015
Delegation of Indian business women visits Iceland
UNU-GEST was introduced at a meeting with a delegation of 42 women from the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) Ladies Organisation (FICCI-FLO)
3 November 2015
UNU-FTP and UNU-GEST present research on Gender Analysis at Social Science Conference
Joint research efforts of UNU-Gender Equality Studies Training Programme (GEST), UNU- Fisheries Training Programme (FTP) and Matís were presented at the Þjóðarspegillinn Conference in Social Sciences held at the University of Iceland on October 30th.
2 November 2015
UNU-GEST, UNU-FTP and Matís joint research presented at the University of Iceland
Joint research efforts of UNU-GEST, UNU-FTP and Matís were presented at the Þjóðarspegillinn Conference in Social Sciences held at the University of Iceland on October 30th
29 October 2015
Graduation of Fellows 2015
The closing ceremony of the 36th annual session of the UNU-GTP was held on October 17, 2015, with 30 UNU Fellows graduating from the six month specialized courses.
28 October 2015
UNU-GEST meets Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, the Executive Director of UN Women
UNU-GEST management team met with Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and the Executive Director of UN Women, in Iceland last week.
28 October 2015
Congratulations to UNU fellow, Dr. Cyprian Ogombe Odoli
On Thursday, October 22, UNU-FTP fellow and scholarship recipient Cyprian Ogombe Odoli successfully defended his doctoral thesis in food science at the University of Iceland. His project title was "Drying and smoking of capelin and sardine - the influence on physiochemical properties and consumer acceptance." Dr. Odoli did his doctoral work at Matis in Reykjavik and the Kenyan Marine & Fisheries Research Institute in Mombasa through support of the United Nations University.