The closing ceremony of the 32nd annual session of the UNU-GTP will be held 13:30 in Orkugardur on October 22nd, 2010. Twenty eight UNU Fellows from fifteen countries will complete the traditional
six month specialized geothermal courses this year.
The Fellows come from China 3, Comoros 1, Costa Rica 1, Djibouti 1, Dominica 1, El Salvador 2, Eritrea 1, Ethiopia 1, Indonesia 3, Kenya 8, Mongolia 1, Nevis 1, Nicaragua 2, Rwanda 1, and Yemen 1.
They were trained in: Reservoir Engineering 5, Geothermal Utilization 4, Chemistry of Thermal Fluids 5, Geophysical Exploration 3, Borehole Geology 4, Environmental studies 4 and Drilling Technology
3. This is the first time that there has been UNU Fellow from Comoros, Dominica and Nevis.
Since the first UNU Fellows of the UNU-GTP came for training in 1979, 452 scientists and engineers from 47 countries have undertaken annual six month training . Of these, 42% have come from countries
in Asia, 29% from Africa, 15% from Latin America, and 14% from Central and Eastern Europe. Amongst these 81 have been women (18%).
