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The 45th session of the GRÓ GTP

30 May 2024
The opening ceremony
The opening ceremony

The 45th session of the GRÓ GTP opened on Thursday 30 May.

The Director of GRÓ GTP, Guðni Axelsson, welcomed the new group of Fellows in the opening ceremony which was also online as few of the fellows are yet to arrive to Iceland. Árni Magnússon, Director of the host institution  ÍSOR, welcomed the Fellows.  Nína Björk Jónsdóttir, the Director General of the GRÓ Centre introduced the Centre and the other sister GRÓ Programmes: FTP, LRT, GEST and welcomed the new GTP group to this year's training.  

This year 26 Fellows from 13 countries participate in the six month specialised courses. The Fellows come from Colombia 3, Comoros 1, Dominica 1, El Salvador 1, India 2, Indonesia 2, Kazakhstan 1, Kenya 7, Mongolia 2, Nicaragua 1, Peru 1, Philippines 2, and Tanzania 2. 

We welcome all the new Fellows into the GTP family!