17 February 2012
FTP welcomes UNU Vice Rector for Europe, our newest board member
Yesterday, the UNU-FTP welcomed its newest board member, Professor Jakob Rhyner. Professor Rhyner is the Director of UNU Institute of Environment and Human Security and UNU Vice Rector for
Europe.
17 February 2012
Professor Jakob Rhyner, UNU Vice Rector in Europe and Director of UNU-EHS, introduced to UNU-LRT
On 16 February, Professor Jakob Rhyner, Director of UNU Institute of Environment and Human Security and UNU Vice Rector for Europe, visited the UNU programmes in Iceland and attended a board meeting at the UNU Fisheries Training Programme.
9 February 2012
Visit of UK’s Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for International Development
The UK’s Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for International Development, Stephen O‘Brien visited the UNU-GTP on Thursday the 9th of February. The minister came to Iceland to
learn about the various ways in which the country uses it‘s geothermal resources.
6 February 2012
Training in Borehole Geology in Kenya
Training in Borehole Geology began in Kenya in early November, as requested by the Geothermal Development Company (GDC), a state-owned company that conducts research on new geothermal areas on behalf of the Government. Extensive plans are in the works to further geothermal use in the country and therefore the need for training is great.
A sixty day training course was arranged which was split into two parts. The first part started in November, but the second one in February 2012. The goal of the training course was to give the staff at GDC, who work in the field of Borehole Geology, training in lab research and field work. There were only seven participants, which enabled the specialist from ISOR to spend ample time with each participant and to train them in the daily work of a borehole geologist.
2 February 2012
Former fellow defended his PhD dissertation in Uzbekistan
Toshpulat Rajabov, a former LRT fellow from 2009, recently defended his PhD project titled "Spatio-temporal changes of vegetation cover of semi desert along the grazing gradient (in case of Karnabchul)" in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
23 January 2012
Thanks, Dr. Kai Lorenzen
The UNU-FTP Staff and Fellows would like to thank Dr. Kai Lorenzen, our 2012 guest lecturer, for an amazing week here in Iceland. Thank you for sharing your time and expertise with us!