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UNU-GTP has launched a 12 week course on surface exploration in geothermal areas for KenGen of Kenya. The course commenced on September 13 at Lake Naivasha with a two week geology lecture series taught by Anette K. Mortensen and Bjorn Hardarson of ISOR. Participants are about 40, all of whom are KenGen staff. The geology course will be followed by a course in geochemistry and in another two weeks; geophysics. After the lecture series the course will conclude with fieldwork and project work.

The UNU-GTP yearbook "Geothermal Training in Iceland 2009" which was released last August is now available for downloading on-line under publications. The yearbook has been sent out to former UNU-GTP Fellows, supervisors, scientific institutions and libraries. If, for some reason, the book should not reach any of the former Fellows, please be in contact with current contact information and we will send out another copy.  Others who do not receive a book automatically but are interested in a free copy should also be in contact at unugtp@unugtp.is with information of mailing address.

The UNU-GTP yearbook "Geothermal training in Iceland 2009" has been released and sent out to former UNU-GTP Fellows, supervisors, scientific institutions and libraries. If, for some reason, the book should not reach any of the former Fellows, please be in contact with current contact informations and we will send out another copy.  Others who do not receive a book automatically but are interested in a free copy should also be in contact at unugtp@unugtp.is with informations of mailing address. All papers in the book will be available for download on-line under publications.

This year, the annual UNU Visiting Lecturer is Dr. Roland Horne, professor in reservoir engineering at Stanford University in California. One of the most renowned of geothermal specialists in the world. Roland Horne will give a series of lectures on "Reservoir engineering and well testing" from Monday the 30th of August to Friday the 3rd of September.

United Nations University Geothermal Training Programme (UNU-GTP) in Iceland and La Geo S.A. de C.V. (LaGeo) in El Salvador will be hosting a “Short Course on Geothermal Drilling, Resource Development and Power Plants”, to be held in El Salvador, 16.-22. January, 2011.  The course is tentatively planned as a one week course with lectures and exercises.  Invitations for nomination of candidates will be sent out in early September.  For preliminary information and programme see here.

The UNU-GTP is launching its new website these days. Bear with us as text and links might be missing during the final construction phase. Please do not hesitate to comment if you feel that something is urgently missing. Enjoy our new site!