26 August 2013
Annual Visiting Lecturer at the UNU-GTP 2013
This year, the annual UNU Visiting Lecturer was Dr. Kevin Brown, former associate professor of Geology and Geothermal Energy at the University of Auckland and present adjunct professor in the Geology Department at the University of Canterbury.
31 July 2013
A new Director of the United Nations University Geothermal Training Programme
Lúdvík S. Georgsson has been appointed the Director of the United Nations University Geothermal Training Programme as of 1st of August 2013.
3 July 2013
Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General of the UN meets with UNU-GTP Fellows
Mr Ban Ki-moon, the Secretary-General of the United Nations, visited Iceland from 2-3 of July.
26 June 2013
Short Course on Deep Geothermal Exploration in progress in Kigali, Rwanda
The UNU-GTP is presently conducting a Short Course on Deep Geothermal Exploration in Kigali, Rwanda at the request of the Icelandic International Development Agency (ICEIDA) for the Energy, Water and Sanitation Authority (EWSA) of Rwanda.
18 June 2013
Short course VIII to be held in Kenya in Oct. and Nov. 2013
United Nations University Geothermal Training Programme (UNU-GTP) in Iceland, Geothermal Development Company, Kenya (GDC) and Kenya Electricity Generating Company, Ltd. (KenGen) will be hosting“Short Course VIII on Exploration for Geothermal Resources”, to be held at Lake Bogoria Hotel and at Sopa Lodge, Naivasha, Kenya, October 31 – November 22, 2013.
29 May 2013
Home countries seminar
The annual seminar on the status of geothermal development in the home countries of the UNU Fellows will be held on Thursday 30 May 2013 at Orkustofnun. The seminar starts at 09.00 and is open to all intertested parties.