GRÓ
GRÓ FTP
GRÓ LRT
GRÓ GEST
GRÓ GTP
20 February 2026

From knowledge to development impact: Gender Equality Under Pressure

Open event hosted by the GRÓ Centre for Capacity Development, Sustainability and Societal Change, the GRÓ Gender Equality Studies and Training Programme and the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Iceland in collaboration with the Institute of International Affairs.
GRÓ
GRÓ FTP
GRÓ LRT
GRÓ GEST
GRÓ GTP
Jón Karl, outgoing chairman of the GRÓ Governing Board, with Minister for Foreign Affairs, Þorgerður Katrín Gunnarsdóttir and Director General of GRÓ, Nína Björk Jónsdóttir
20 February 2026

First GRÓ Governing Board Concludes Six-Year term

The term of the first GRÓ Governing Board came to an end on the 14th of February following six years in office. The board was appointed for a six-year term shortly after the establishment of GRÓ on 1st of January 2020.
GRÓ
GRÓ FTP
20 February 2026

From Iceland to China: Advancing sustainable fisheries through science: Huixia Chen, GRÓ FTP alumni

Huixia Chen is a GRÓ Fisheries Training Programme fellow from the 2019-20 cohort. She holds a PhD from Dalian University of Technology in China.
GRÓ
GRÓ FTP
GRÓ LRT
GRÓ GEST
Minister for Foreign Affairs, Þorgerður Katrín Gunnarsdóttir, with the GRÓ FTP fellows, Áslaug Ásgeirsdóttir, Rector of the University of Akureyri and Guðni Th. Jóhannesson, former President of Iceland
17 February 2026

GRÓ FTP: Investment in people translates into lasting impact

The second event in the series From Knowledge to Development Impact focusing on the work of the GRÓ Fisheries Training Programme and its impact after almost three decades of activity, took place in Akureyri on the 4th of February.
1,858
fellows have graduated from all four training programmes
117
scholarship recipients have completed a MA/MSc degree
28
scholarship recipients have completed a PhD degree
5,802
participants have attended short courses in partner countries

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