12 October 2012
UNU-FTP Visits the North of Iceland
The UNU-FTP fellows have arrived in Akureyri in the northern part of Iceland for the last part of the introductory course. While here, the fellows will have the opportunity to visit many companies that are actively working in the field of Icelandic fisheries and on an international level hear lectures from the University of Akureyri School of Business and Science.
10 October 2012
Graduation from the 2012 six-month training
On 4 October, ten fellows graduated from the UNU-LRT annual six-month training course. The graduated fellows are from Ghana (2), Uganda (2), Namibia (2), Uzbekistan (1) and Mongolia (3), five women and five men.
10 October 2012
Dr. Ingvar B. Fridleifsson, director of UNU-GTP becomes an honorary member of the Geothermal Association of Iceland
On the 2nd of October 2012, the autumn meeting of the Geothermal Association of Iceland (GAI) was held in Orkugardur. The title of the meeting was "Iceland and the United Nations University Geothermal Training Programme". This year, the schedule was dedicated to the director of UNU-GTP, Dr. Ingvar B. Fridleifsson, a newly elected honorary member of GAI.
1 October 2012
Former fellow defends her PhD dissertation in Egypt
Nagwa Elnwishy, a former fellow from the first training course in 2007, recently defended her PhD at the Suez Canal University in Egypt. The title of her PhD project is: "Bio-remediation of some pharmaceutical residues in aquatic ecosystems“.
1 October 2012
Short Course V on Conceptual Modelling of Geothermal Systems in El Salvador - New Dates
The Short Course on Conceptual Modelling of Geothermal Systems hosted by UNU-GTP and LaGeo S.A. de C.V. will be held 24 February - 2 March 2013. Over the course of the week participants from Central- and South-America, and the Caribbean area will attend lectures given by local and international experts. Some practical sessions are included in the program as well as a field trip to Ahuachapan geothermal field.
26 September 2012
Seminar on the UNU programmes in Iceland
On the UN International Day of Peace on 21 September, a seminar on sustainable education was hosted by the United Nations Association of Iceland.