Stories of alumni

19 January 2026

Twentieth GRÓ‑FTP PhD scholarship recipient graduates: Congratulations to Dr. Veronica Mpomwenda

On 16th January 2026, Veronica Mponwenda successfully defended her PhD on Nile Perch Fisheries Management.
Safina and one of her opponents, Dr. Kasozi, Director of Research at the Buginyanya Research and Development Institute in Uganda.
9 January 2026

GRÓ FTP Scholarship Recipient Safina Musa Graduates with PhD in Biology

Safina Musa, former fellow (2013) from Kenya, defended her PhD in Biology at the University of Iceland on December 15, 2025.
Dr. Carina Fernandes at her successful PhD defence.
9 January 2026

GRÓ FTP Scholarship Recipient Carina Fernandes Earns PhD in Food Science

Carina Fernandes, a former fellow (2016) and GRÓ FTP scholarship recipient from the Cabo Verde Islands, successfully defended her PhD in Food Science at the University of Iceland on December 10, 2025.
29 October 2025

GRÓ GTP topic of the first event in a series on the development impact of the GRÓ Training Programmes

Join us for the first event in a series highlighting Iceland’s contribution to global capacity building through the four GRÓ Training Programmes, a key component of Iceland‘s international development cooperation. This first session focuses on the Geothermal Training Programme (GRÓ GTP), an intiative established in 1978 designed to strengthen geothermal exploration and development in countries with geothermal potential.
Lecturing as an IAEA expert on isotope hydrogeology in Jakarta, Indoesia, 2023
22 September 2025

Dr Pang Zhonghe, GRÓ GTP Alumnus: Advancing International Geothermal Research and Education

Dr Pang Zhonghe, a GRÓ GTP alumnus from China, is a leading hydrogeologist and geothermal scientist whose career has spanned research, teaching, and international development. A graduate of the GRÓ Geothermal Training Programme, Dr Pang has played a key role in advancing geothermal science in China, as well as globally.
26 August 2025

Margaret Masette, FTP fellow from 1999, passed away at the age of 70

As a young fisheries scientist from Uganda, Dr. Margaret Masette joined the Fisheries Training Programme in Iceland just one year after its establishment and she remained a devoted member of the FTP alumni community throughout her career.