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It’s remarkable to think that Iceland was still classified as a developing country up until 1976. Around that same time, Icelanders began considering how they could best contribute to development and prosperity around the world, as a donor country in international development cooperation.

Join us for the first event in a series highlighting Iceland’s contribution to global capacity building through the four GRÓ Training Programmes, a key component of Iceland‘s international development cooperation. This first session focuses on the Geothermal Training Programme (GRÓ GTP), an intiative established in 1978 designed to strengthen geothermal exploration and development in countries with geothermal potential.

Dr Pang Zhonghe, a GRÓ GTP alumnus from China, is a leading hydrogeologist and geothermal scientist whose career has spanned research, teaching, and international development. A graduate of the GRÓ Geothermal Training Programme, Dr Pang has played a key role in advancing geothermal science in China, as well as globally.