19 September 2008
UNU-GTP seminar on geothermal
The annual presentation of the projects of the UNU Fellows will be given in the main lecture room at Orkugardur on Monday September 22nd, 2008, starting at
10:00.
Seminar programme
5 September 2008
UNU-GTP Anniversary Workshop
The 30th annual session of the UNU-GTP opened in April 2008 and marked the 30th anniversary of the United Nations University Geothermal Training Programme (UNU-GTP).
In 1979, the first two UNU Fellows, Agnes Reyes and Nelson Bagamasbad from the Philippines, came to Iceland for six month specialized training. The anniversary was celebrated with a two day
Anniversary Workshop at Grand Hotel in Reykjavík, on August 26-27.
29 August 2008
Presentations available for download
Presentations given by this years visiting lecturer Dr. Wang Kun are now available for download in pdf. format from here.
5 August 2008
Annual visiting lecturer at the UNU-GTP
This year, the annual UNU Visiting Lecturer is Wang Kun, Senior Engineer and Deputy Director of the Geothermal Management Department at Tianjin Bureau of Land,
Resources and Real Estate Management (TBLRREM), Tinajin, China.
25 July 2008
MSc defence by Clety Kwambai Bore
On Thursday July 24 2008 Clety Kwambai Bore defended his Msc thesis at the University of Iceland. Cety came to Iceland as a UNU-GTP Msc Fellow in 2006 and has been
studying at the Faculty of Engineering under the supervision of Prof. Magnús Thór jónsson and Dr. Gudrún A Saevarsdóttir.
7 July 2008
Emergency landing on Holtavoerduheidi
On the afternoon of June 30th a small private plane emergency landed on Holtavörduheidi as the UNU-GTP Fellows were headed north on the annual excursion to
North Iceland. The plane landed due to complete motor stop for unknown reasons. UNU-GTP Fellows aided the pilot in moving the plane to secure grounds and provided a seat on the bus for the pasenger
on the plane who was headed north to Blönduós.