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It is with our deepest regret that we announce the death of Andemariam Teklesenbet, geophysicist from Eritrea, who passed away on Thursday 30 January. Andemariam died after several years of battling a difficult illness through which he showed courage and dignity to the very end.

UNU-FLORES is seeking applicants for the position of a content development consultant for E-learning course on the Evaluation of Thermal Water in Water Resources Assessment.

The UNU-GTP is academically governed by a Studies Board, whose members are experts in their field and are responsible for each of the specialized courses relating to their field. Some of the members have been on the Board from its establishment but are now retiring from their position and therefore the Board welcomes new members and gives thanks to the retiring members for their contribution through the years.

The United Nations University Geothermal Training Programme (UNU-GTP) in Iceland and LaGeo S.A. de C.V. in El Salvador will be hosting "Short Course VI on Utilization of Low- and Medium-Enthalpy Geothermal Resources and Financial Aspects of Utilization", to be held in Santa Tecla, El Salvador during 23-30 March, 2014.

The UNU-GTP held a Short Course on geothermal development for decision makers from Malawi, Tanzania and Zambia in cooperation with Kenya Electricity Generating Company (KenGen) and Geothermal Development Company (GDC) at Lake Naivasha in Kenya from 26 to 30 November.

The annual UN Millennium Development Goals "Short Course VIII on Exploration for Geothermal Resources" was held Oct. 31 - Nov. 23, 2013 at Lake Naivasha, Kenya. The course was hosted by the UNU-GTP, Geothermal Development Company, Kenya (GDC), and Kenya Electricity and Generating Company, Ltd. (KenGen). The course is a continuation of the short course series on geothermal exploration that falls within the framework of UNU-GTP Millennium Short Courses that have been conducted annually in Kenya since 2005.