GRÓ LRT
30 June 2025

GRÓ LRT Scholarship Recipient Leonard Gondwe Defends MSc Thesis in Restoration Ecology

This afternoon, Mr. Leonard Gondwe, a GRÓ LRT scholarship recipient, successfully defended his master’s thesis in Restoration Ecology at the Agricultural University of Iceland, within the Department of Environmental and Forest Sciences.
GRÓ
30 June 2025

Service agreements with host institutions renewed up until 2028

The GRÓ centre has finalised the renewal of service agreements for the period 2026-2028 with all four institutions that host the four GRÓ training programmes. All four agreements were signed in June 2025.
GRÓ FTP
GRÓ
27 June 2025

The small country that teaches the world – Iceland and development cooperation through the education of the GRÓ programmes

A translation of an original article appearing in visir.is June 27 2025
GRÓ FTP
The group on a visit to Haustak to observe the company´s innovative use of geothermal energy in fish processing.
27 June 2025

“A mind-blowing experience”- Pacific Islands Delegation Visits Iceland to Learn from Fisheries Innovation

In June 2025, GRÓ Fisheries Training Programme (GRÓ FTP) arranged a Knowledge-Exchange visit for a high-level delegation from the Pacific region.
1,816
fellows have graduated from all four training programmes
111
scholarship recipients have completed a MA/MSc degree
24
scholarship recipients have completed a PhD degree
5,494
participants have attended short courses in partner countries

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