12 February 2021
New host institute for GRÓ GTP
This week, a new service agreement was signed between GRÓ - The International Centre for Capacity Development, Sustainability and Societal Change and Iceland GeoSurvey (ÍSOR). ÍSOR will now take over the hosting of the Geothermal Training Programme, which has been hosted by Orkustofnun – The National Energy Authority of Iceland – since its establishment in 1979.
9 February 2021
GRÓ LRT Supporting Partner of the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration
GRÓ LRT has been approved as an official Supporting Partner of the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration 2021-2030. As a Supporting Partner, GRÓ LRT will help promote and amplify the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration and its activities, but the UN Decade will be officially launched at the World Environmental Day on 5 June 2021.
8 February 2021
GRÓ GEST and the Icelandic Red Cross renew a Memorandum of Understanding
The GEST programme and the Icelandic Red Cross have renewed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) originally signed in November 2018. The MOU expresses an interest in collaborating in developing gender equality projects and the sharing of expertise in the field of humanitarian and development work, in Iceland and internationally.
5 February 2021
WGC2020+1 Updates
A brand-new format of the WGC 2020+1 has been announced for the World Geothermal Congress.
1 February 2021
Open Call for Nominations for the 2022 GEST Programme
The Gender Equality Studies and Training (GEST) programme calls for nominations for its academic programme in 2022. The deadline for nominations is 1 March 2020. NOTE: The deadline for nominations has been extended until 15 March 2021.
1 February 2021
Announcement of MSc and PhD fellowship recipients
The evaluation of the applications received from former Fellows for GTP Scholarships for MSc and PhD studies in Iceland has now been carried out. There were 16 valid applications for MSc studies and a record number of 13 for the PhD studies, which shows a great enthusiasm for geothermal studies in Iceland.