13 September 2012
UNU-FTP fellows 2012
The 15th session of the UNU-FTP six month training has started with 21 fellows from 13 countries.
11 September 2012
Short Course V on Conceptual Modelling of Geothermal Systems in El Salvador
UNU-GTP and LaGeo S.A. de C.V. will be hosting a one week Short Course on Conceptual Modelling of Geothermal Systems starting on 17 February 2013 in El Salvador. 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.
7 September 2012
Board of Directors meets to revise UNU-FTP Strategic Plan
Last week, the UNU-FTP Board of Directors met in the Harpa conference center to discuss revisions to the Strategic Plan for 2013-2017. The revised plan will be completed shortly, and will be available on the UNUFTP website.
5 September 2012
Annual Visiting Lecturer at the UNU-GTP 2012
This year, the annual UNU Visiting Lecturer is Cornel Ofwona, reservoir engineer at the Geothermal Dvelopment Company (GDC) in Kenya. Cornel is a former Fellow and did his 6 months studies in reservoir engineering at UNU-GTP in 1996. He later returned for a MSc degree at the University of Iceland in 2001 on a scholarship from the UNU-GTP. He graduated with his MSc degree in 2002 and is now one of the leading reservoir engineers at GDC.
The lectures take place in Víðgelmir in Orkugarður, Grensásvegur 9, between the 3. - 7. of September, starting at 09:00. Each lecture is about an hour long.
24 August 2012
Annual field excursion of UNU-LRT six-month training
In July and August, the 2012 UNU-LRT fellows participated in field excursions, which are essential part of the UNU-LRT six-month training course. In previous years this activity has included one-week excursion but this year it involved two 3-day trips.
23 August 2012
UNU-FTP Visits Ghana and Nigeria
UNU-FTP director Tumi Tomasson and Assistant Director Thor Asgeirsson are currently visiting Ghana and Nigeria to meet with fisheries officials and interview potential candidates in those countries.