3 July 2013
Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General of the UN meets with UNU-GTP Fellows
Mr Ban Ki-moon, the Secretary-General of the United Nations, visited Iceland from 2-3 of July.
1 July 2013
Ban Ki-moon visits Iceland
Mr Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General of the UN will visit Iceland on July 2nd and 3rd
26 June 2013
Short Course on Deep Geothermal Exploration in progress in Kigali, Rwanda
The UNU-GTP is presently conducting a Short Course on Deep Geothermal Exploration in Kigali, Rwanda at the request of the Icelandic International Development Agency (ICEIDA) for the Energy, Water and Sanitation Authority (EWSA) of Rwanda.
19 June 2013
International guest lecturer Dr. Jeffrey Herrick
Last week Dr. Jeffrey Herrick, research soil scientist from the Jornada Research Unit, USDA-ARS, New Mexico, USA, held a short course on evaluation of restoration outcome for the UNU-LRT fellows. Moreover, specialists from the Agricultural University of Iceland and the Soil Conservation Service of Iceland attended the course. Dr. Herrick’s teaching included designing and establishing monitoring and evaluation system, and gathering and managing information. Furthermore, he taught about the importance of land potential when creating restoration and management plans.
18 June 2013
Short course VIII to be held in Kenya in Oct. and Nov. 2013
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“Short Course VIII on Exploration for Geothermal Resources”, to be held at Lake Bogoria Hotel and at Sopa Lodge, Naivasha, Kenya, October 31 – November 22, 2013.
4 June 2013
UNU-FTP and Nha Trang University, Vietnam sign MoU
The United Nations University it pleased to announce that it has signed an MoU with NhaTrang University in Vietnam.