7 November 2011
Visit of the Rector of the United Nations University
Rector Konrad Osterwalder of the United Nations University honored the UNU Geothermal Training Programme by a visit on 3 November. The visit was the first scheduled event on
the Rector‘s agenda in Iceland, which also included visits to the UNU Fisheries Training Programme, the UNU Land Restoration Training Programme, the Ministry for Foreign Affairs, the
Hellisheidi geothermal power plant, the University of Iceland and its Gender Equality Studies and Training Programme. The day started with a seminar that included presentations on
Iceland‘s strategy for development cooperation, the Icelandic International Development Agency (ICEIDA), and the Icelandic UNU training programmes. After the speeches and
presentations, the Rector reflected on the UNU operations in Iceland and his ideas for future development.
4 November 2011
The rector of United Nations University visits the headquarters of UNU-LRT
The rector of the United Nations University (UNU), Prof. Dr. Konrad Osterwalder, is currently in Iceland to visit the Icelandic UNU training
programmes. Yesterday he visited the headquarters of UNU-LRT at Keldnaholt where he was welcomed by the UNU-LRT director as well as the rector of the
Agricultural University of Iceland (AUI) and the director of the Soil Conservation Service of Iceland (SCSI); the two institutes that implement UNU-LRT.
4 November 2011
UNU Rector Visits Iceland
Last week the Rector of the United Nations University, Dr. Konrad Osterwalder, paid a visit to Iceland. While here in Reykjavik, Dr. Osterwalder met with
representatives of the UNU Icelandic Programmes, including the Fisheries Training Programme, the Geothermal Training Programme, and the Land Restoration Programme.
2 November 2011
Article on UNU website about UNU-LRT field trip this summer
Recently an article titled Combating land degradation in the High North was published on the UNU website
(unu.edu). The article describes briefly some of UNU-LRT activities and the topics dealt with in the annual six-month training course run by
UNU-LRT. This summer’s one week field trip is described in detail but the field trip is an important part of the six-month training course.
Perspectives and experiences from two fellows of this year’s training are also given. The article can
be found here http://unu.edu/articles/global-change-sustainable-development/combating-land-degradation-in-the-high-north
2 November 2011
Short course for managers of AFAs in Malaysia
A short course on Management Performance and Leadership for manager of Area Fishermen Associations (AFAs) in Malaysia was held October 23 to 27.
20 October 2011
Graduation of class 2011
The closing ceremony of the 33rd annual session of the UNU-GTP was held on October 14, 2011. Thirty Fellows from sixteen countries completed the six months training.
The Fellows came from Bangladesh (2), China (3), Costa Rica (1), El Salvador (2), Honduras (1), Indonesia (2), Iran (1), Kenya (9), Mexico (1), Mongolia (1), Morocco (1), Nicaragua (1), Rwanda (1),
Sri Lanka (1), Tanzania (2), and Uganda (1). They were trained in Reservoir Engineering (8), Geothermal Utilization (7), Environmental Studies (4), Geophysical Exploration (4), Borehole Geology (3), Chemistry of Thermal Fluids (3), and Drilling Technology (1).