18 February 2015
MSc lecture by Stephen Odhiambo Onyango
Stephen Odhiambo Onyango, M.Sc. Fellow in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Iceland will give a lecture on his MSc project on Friday 20 February, 2014 at 13:00 at Orkusgarður, Grensásvegur 9, in Víðgelmir.
10 February 2015
Short Course on Geothermal Project Management in Ethiopia
The UNU-GTP is currently conducting a Short Course on Geothermal Project Management 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).
3 February 2015
Announcement of MSc and PhD fellowship recipients
The evaluation of the applications received from former UNU Fellows for UNU-GTP Fellowships for MSc and PhD studies in Iceland has now been done. There were 20 valid applications for MSc studies and 6 for the PhD studies, which shows the great interest for geothermal studies in Iceland.
3 February 2015
WGC2015 Fellowships
The World Geothermal Congress (WGC2015) will be held 19-25 April, 2015 in Melbourne, Australia.
This Congress has been held every 5 years since 1995 and as for the last three World Geothermal Congresses, the United Nations University Geothermal Training Programme is supporting a number of former UNU-GTP Fellows in attending the Congress in Melbourne.
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).