30 July 2025
GRÓ Annual Report 2024 published
The year 2024 was an active and productive one for GRÓ – Centre for Capacity Development, Sustainability and Societal Change – and the four training programmes focusing on fisheries, gender equality, geothermal energy and land restoration. A total of 97 specialists graduated from the five to six-month training in 2024, bringing the total number of GRÓ alumni to 1,767. Seven GRÓ scholarship recipients graduated, two with a PhD and 5 with a Master’s degree. In addition, several short courses were held in the partner countries, and a new online course was launched.
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
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.
20 June 2025
Alumni meeting in Beijing
On June 11th four former FTP fellows, joined with 15 other former fellows from other GRÓ training programmes, in a GRÓ alumni networking reception hosted by the Icelandic embassy in Beijing.
21 May 2025
Congratulations 2024-25 fellows
Today, 23 fellows graduated from the GRÓ Fisheries Training Programme, after completing a six-month training course, offered by the Icelandic government, as part of the country’s international development cooperation efforts.
19 May 2025
Graduation Wednesday 21st of May
A graduation ceremony for GRÓ Fisheries Training Programme’s 26th cohort of fellows will be held Wednesday 21st of May.