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The 32nd annual session of the UNU-GTP opened on  May 6, 2010. This year a record number of 28 UNU Fellows participate in the six month specialized courses. They come from China 3, Comoros 1, Costa Rica 1, Djibouti 1, Dominica 1, El Salvador 2, Eritrea 1, Ethiopia 1, Indonesia 3, Kenya 8, Mongolia 1, Nevis 1, Nicarauga 2. Rwanda 1, and Yemen 1. They will be trained in: Chemistry of Thermal Fluids 5, Reservoir Engineering 5, Borehole Geology 4, Environmental Science 4, Geothermal Utilization 4, Geophysical Exploration 3, and Drilling Technology 3, and Reservoir engineering 3.

During the second week of April, three UNU-GTP MSc Fellows defended their MSc thesis at the University of Iceland. 

UNU-GTP MSc Fellow Manuel Rivera from El Salvador defended his thesis entitled "Coupled geothermal reservoir-wellbore simulation with a case study for the Námafjall field, N-Iceland" on Friday March 26. The defence was held at Orkugardur were the office of UNU-GTP is located. Supervisors on the project were Dr. Gudni Axelsson and Dr. Halldór Pálsson. Dr. Andri Arnaldsson was the external examinor.

UNU-GTP MSc Fellow Erlindo Angcoy, from the Philippines, defended his thesis entitled “Geochemical modelling of the high-temperature Mahanagdong geothermal field, Philippines” Tuesday, February 23, 2010. The defence was held at the University of Iceland, Askja, room 132. Supervisor on the project was Stefán Arnórsson and Andri Stefánsson was also in the MS committee. Thráinn Fridriksson was the external examinator.

MSc theses by UNU-GTP/UI graduates of 2009, Tesha, Roy Bandoro Swandaru, Mulugeta Asaye Adale and Roberto Renderos, are now available for download.

The “Short Course IV on Exploration for Geothermal Resources” was held on November 1-22 at Lake Bogoria and Lake Naivasha in Kenya. This three week event was co-organized by the United Nations University Geothermal Training Programme (UNU-GTP), Kenya Electricity Generating Company, Ltd. (KenGen) and Geothermal Development Company (GDC). The 45 participants came from 11 countries of East Africa, and surroundings.