News

20 May 2026

Congratulations 2025-26 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 2026

The GRÓ FTP graduation ceremony tomorrow, Wednesday 20th of May

The ceremony will take place at the Marine and Freshwater Research Institute, Fornubúðum 5 Hafnarfirði and start at 15:00.
13 May 2026

GRÓ LRT: Capacity Development Delivers Results

The impact of the GRÓ Land Restoration Training Programme was the focus of the last and final event in the series “From Knowledge to Development Impact” on May 7. At the event, that took place at the National Museum of Iceland, GRÓ LRT fellows and alumni shared their experiences and insights on how capacity strengthening can drive progress in global development. In total, 240 fellows have graduated since 2007 when the Programme was launched.
13 May 2026

Quality Management fellows present findings

Quality Management of Fish Handling and Processing fellows, hosted by MATÍS, present their research findings.
12 May 2026

Graduation Wednesday 20th of May

A graduation ceremony for GRÓ Fisheries Training Programme’s 27th cohort of fellows will be held Wednesday 20th of May.
12 May 2026

Aquatic Resource fellows present findings

Aquatic Resource Assessment and Monitoring fellows, hosted by the Marine and Freshwater Research Institute (Hafró), present their research findings.