17 December 2014
Season´s greetings
Dear Friends of UNU-LRT.
The year 2014 will soon come to an end and the year 2015 commence, which has been appointed as the International Year of Soils by the UN General Assembly.
16 December 2014
UNU-FTP Recognized by the United Nations
On December 9, 2014, the United Nations General Assembly adopted a Resolution of Sustainable Fisheries. Within the resolution is text recognizing the work of the UNU-FTP and its contribution to fisheries training in developing countries, particularly small island developing States.
9 December 2014
UNU-FTP to support former fellows in World Seafood Congress 2015
The UNU-FTP is making funds available for a limited number of grants for former fellows to participate in the World Seafood Congress 2015 to be held in Grimsby in the United Kingdom on September 05-09, 2015. The event is organised by the International Association of Fish Inspectors (IAFI) so those who of you who are professionally active in that area are particularly encouraged to apply.
8 December 2014
Short Course on Geothermal Exploration in Mexico
The UNU-GTP held a Short Course on Geothermal Exploration in Mexico during November 24-29 in cooperation with the Mexican Centre of Innovation in Geothermal Energy (CeMIEGeo).
24 November 2014
MSc defence by Thomas Miyora Ongau
Thomas Miyora Ongau, M.Sc. Fellow in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Iceland will give a lecture on his MSc project on Tuesday 25 November, 2014 at 11:00 at Orkusgarður, Grensásvegur 9, in Víðgelmir.
21 November 2014
UNU-FTP course on Broodstck Management in VietNam
In collaboration with the Network for Aquaculture Centers in Asia and the Pacific (NACA), Nha Trang University in Vietnam, and Holar University College of Iceland, the UNU-FTP has completed its second course on Broodstock Managment in fin fish aquaculture in Vietnam.