8 March 2016
Congratulations UNU-FTP fellows 2015/16!
Yesterday, the 18th cohort of the United Nations University Fisheries Training Programme graduated from the six month training course with a ceremony held at the Marine Research Institute. This year, there were 20 fellows from 14 countries participating in the training. They specialized in Quality Management in Fish Handling and Processing, Stock Assessment, and Fisheries Policy and Management.
2 March 2016
UNU-GEST Lecture Series 3 March - Peacekeeping Training in Africa: International Expectations vs Training Realities
On 3 March, Dr. Anne Flaspöler will give the lecture „Peacekeeping Training in Africa: International Expectations vs Training Realities“ held at the National Museum’s lecture hall at 12 o´clock.
24 February 2016
Fellows' reports reach a wide audience
The number of views or 'hits' each report gets from our website is monitored and we are proud to announce that the most frequently viewed report received over 700.000 hits in 2015.
22 February 2016
The 2016 short course on gender-responsive budgeting a success
Congratulations to the participants who finished the 2016 Gender-Responsive Budgeting Short Course at UNU-GEST last week under the supervision of Dr. Elisabeth Klatzer. During the intensive and informative week a great group dynamic developed among the 21 participants, who come from seven countries.
19 February 2016
UNU-GEST Lecture Series 25 February - Gender and Climate Change: the Story of Our Lives
On 25 February, at 12pm in room 101 in Oddi, Irene Dankelman will give us insights into understanding the thinking and practice around the gender aspects of sustainable development and environment/climate change issues.
17 February 2016
Collaboration with Wikigender University
UNU-GEST is delighted to announce a collaboration with the Wikigender University Programme, which is a part of the Wikigender initiative by the OECD Development Centre. Wikigender is a global online platform policymakers and experts from both developed and developing countries to find solutions to advance gender equality