6 December 2019
PhD defence by Charles Muturia Lichoro
On Friday the 13th of December Charles Muturia Lichoro will defend his PhD thesis in Geophysics from the University of Iceland in the Main building, room The Aula from 13:00-15:00.
25 November 2019
Workshop in Kigoma, Tanzania
The Fisheries Training Programme conducted a five-day workshop in Kigoma, Tanzania from 18 – 22 November 2019. The workshop was on fish quality and training in sensory evaluation of fish freshness. It was conducted in collaboration with Matís, TAFIRI and the Tanzanian regional government authorities.
22 November 2019
UNU-GTP takes part in the Sino-Icelandic Geothermal Training Program
The Sino-Icelandic Geothermal Training Program is currently under way at the Sinopec Management Institute in Beijing, China.
8 November 2019
FTP and OSPESCA in a symposium in Nicaragua
On November 7 and 8 the UNU-FTP and OSPESCA are conducting a two day symposium in Nicaragua to assess the status of the fisheries among the Central American countries and identify their needs and priority in fisheries development.
7 November 2019
First UNU-LRT MSc scholarship recipient finishes a degree at the Agricultural University of Iceland
Mr. Joel C. Owona, a former fellow from Uganda, completed a Master of Science at the Agricultural University of Iceland on 23 September. He is the first former fellow to complete an MSc degree with a scholarship from UNU-LRT. Mr. Owona attended the six-month training programme in 2008 and came back to Iceland in 2017 to start his MSc studies.
30 October 2019
Gathering of FTP Scholarship Recipients
This morning, a breakfast meeting was held for all Fisheries Training Programme scholarship recipients currently in Iceland pursuing MSc or PhD studies at Icelandic Universities. This distinguished group of former FTP fellows includes three MSc and six PhD students, representing Vietnam, Indonesia, Uganda, Angola, Ghana, Liberia, Cabo Verde, and Guyana.