News

Participants in Mwanza, Tanzania
25 July 2012

Two short courses held in Tanzania

The UNU-FTP, Matis and the Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries Development held two short courses on Quality Assurance and Processing in the Artisinal Pelagic fisheries in Tanzania for the district fisheries officers who support Beach Management Units which manage individual landing sites in Tanzania.
18 July 2012

Course on Geothermal Technology

A 13 week customer-designed „Course on Geothermal Technology“, organized by the UNU-GTP in accordance to the requirements of Kenya Electricity Generating Company (KenGen), was concluded in Naivasha, Kenya on Friday, July 13.
Discussions in the field. Photo by Johann Thorsson
2 July 2012

UNU-LRT guest lecturer in 2012

This year‘s main international guest lecturer was Dr. Jeffrey Herrick. Dr. Herrick is a renowned soil scientist and a leading scientist in rangeland health issues.
2 July 2012

Course VII to be held in Kenya in Oct. and Nov. 2012

United Nations University Geothermal Training Programme (UNU-GTP) in Iceland, Geothermal Development Company, Kenya (GDC) and Kenya Electricity Generating Company, Ltd. (KenGen) will be hosting “Course VII on Exploration for Geothermal Resources”, to be held at Lake Bogoria Hotel and at Sopa Lodge, Naivasha, Kenya, October 27 – November 18, 2012.
2 July 2012

Release of Geothermal Training in Iceland 2011

The UNU-GTP yearbook "Geothermal Training in Iceland 2011" has been released and is now available for download on-line under publications.
13 June 2012

UNU-FTP and Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism hold short course

The United Nations University Fisheries Training Programme in collaboration with the Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM) held a short course on Project Cycle Management last week in the Caribbean nation of Saint Lucia.