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30 June 2025

Service agreements with host institutions renewed up until 2028

The GRÓ centre has finalised the renewal of service agreements for the period 2026-2028 with all four institutions that host the four GRÓ training programmes. All four agreements were signed in June 2025.
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
The group on a visit to Haustak to observe the company´s innovative use of geothermal energy in fish processing.
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.
25 June 2025

The Hybrid Learning Model: From Training to Impact

MATI 2024 Fellow Mphatso Kapito Leads Gender Justice Efforts in Malawi
FTP fellows at the alumni meeting in Beijing. From right to left: Xing Kun (felow from 2014), Inga Dóra Pétursdóttir (deputy head of mission), Zhang Qian (fellow from 2017), Liu Xinshan (fellow from 2000), Þórir Ibsen (ambassador), Stefán Úlfarsson (specialist at FTP), Chen Huixia (fellow from 2019) and Pétur Yang Li (commercial counsellor).
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.
20 June 2025

Fostering Cross-Regional Collaboration

GRÓ GEST Alumni Host Gender and Policy Mixer in Colombo