News

Sverrir Thorhallsson and Hinrik Bóasson (lecturers) with the participants of the short course
22 January 2015

Short Course on Well Design and Geothermal Drilling Technology in Ethiopia

The UNU-GTP is currently conducting a Short Course on Well Design and Geothermal Drilling Technology in Ethiopia for selected employees of the Geological Survey of Ethiopia and Ethiopian Electric Power.
15 January 2015

New fellows for 2015 diploma programme

The 2015 UNU-GEST Diploma Programme in International Gender Studies has begun with the arrival of ten fellows who will be participating in the programme this year. The fellows come from Malawi, Mozambique, Palestine (West Bank) and Uganda. The fellows work for various government ministries, human rights and civil society organizations, as well as UN institutions.
14 January 2015

Short Course VII to be held in El Salvador, 14-22 March, 2015

The United Nations University Geothermal Training Programme (UNU-GTP) in Iceland and LaGeo S.A. de C.V. in El Salvador will be hosting "Short Course VII on Surface Exploration for Geothermal Resources", to be held in Santa Tecla, El Salvador during 14-22 March, 2015.
2 January 2015

News from UNU-GEST fellows in Malawi

In May 2014, fourteen fellows from Malawi, Mozambique, Palestine and Uganda graduated from the UNU-GEST Programme. Since then they have been busy promoting gender equality and implementing projects and ideas developed during their training at the UNU-GEST Programme
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.