Visiting GEST at the University of Iceland
Prof. Jakob Rhyner, the Director of the UNU-EHS and the Vice Rector in Europe of the United Nations University, visited the UNU Iceland Programmes on Thursday the 16th of February.
On his short visit, Prof. Rhyner spent the morning at a board meeting at the UNU Fisheries Training Programme with the Director, Tumi Tómasson, and then came to the UNU-GTP in the afternoon
for introductory lectures from the Director, Ingvar B. Friðleifsson and the UNU-LRT Director, Hafdís Hanna Ægisdóttir. The Vice Rector was eager to learn more about the
background and success of the UNU Icelandic Programmes.
In addition, he was invited to the visit the newly established Gender Equality Studies and Training Programme (GEST) at the University of Iceland which aims to be recognized as a UNU training
programme by the end of 2012.
