3 October 2016
The Director of UNU-GEST Irma Erlingsdóttir Visits Birzeit University in Palestine
The Director of UNU-GEST Irma Erlingsdóttir visited Birzeit University in West Bank, Palestine. On September 27, she met the university’s Vice President for Academic Affairs Dr. Henry Giacman, the Director of External Academic Relations Office Dr. Amir Khalil and the Director of Women Studies Institute Dr. Eileen Kuttab.
7 September 2016
UNU-GEST calls for comments on Iceland’s National Action Plan for the Implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security 2013–2016.
The United Nations University Gender Equality Studies and Training Programme (UNU-GEST) is undertaking an evaluation of Iceland’s National Action Plan for the Implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security 2013–2016.
29 August 2016
Chikondi Manyungwa, 2013 fellow, wins the Rosemary Firth Award at the International Institute of Fisheries Economics and Trade (IIFET) Conference
The UNU-GEST team would like to congratulate Chikondi Manyungwa for receiving the Rosemary Firth award for best presenter at the International Institute of Fisheries Economics and Trade (IIFET) Conference.
29 August 2016
UNU-GEST and Birzeit University offer scholarships
UNU-GEST and the External Academic Relation Office at Birzeit University invite students enrolled in MA/MSc programmes at Birzeit University to apply for a joint Erasmus+ and UNU-GEST fellowships in the 2017 Post-Graduate Diploma Programme in International Gender Studies at the University of Iceland.
19 August 2016
Directory of former fellows
UNU-GEST has published a directory of former fellows on its website. This allows alumni members and other interested to search the directory by country, specialization and the year of graduation.
16 August 2016
2011 fellow Ester Sumbana joins Plan International Mozambique
The UNU-GEST team congratulates the former 2011 fellow, Ester Maceda Sumbana, on her recent position as the Gender Coordinator and Advisor of the Plan International Mozambique. Plan International Mozambique is an organization working in 50 developing countries across Africa, Asia and the Americas.