4 June 2019
Second short course in Mongolia on communicating knowledge for sustainable rangeland management under climate change
This spring, UNU-LRT ran a training course in Mongolia for the second time on “Communicating Knowledge for Sustainable Rangeland Management under Climate Change – Improving Analytic and Reporting Skills”. The goal of the course is to provide training to communicate and synthesize knowledge on environmental monitoring, so that it can be translated into effective policy making for sustainable rangeland use.
29 May 2019
MSc defence by Winnie Adhiambo Apiyo
Winnie Adhiambo Apiyo, MSc Fellow in Sustainable Energy Engineering at Reykjavík University defended her MSc project on Monday 27 May, 2019 at 11:00 at Reykjavík University. Due to the sensitivity of the data her presentation was to a closed audience.
21 May 2019
“We have learned that despite the differences we have in ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, or social status, our struggles in this world are similar“ - UNU-GEST graduates the 12th cohort
Today, the United Nations University Gender Equality Studies and Training Programme (UNU-GEST) celebrated the graduation of 23 fellows who were awarded a post-graduate diploma in international gender studies from the University of Iceland. This year, the fellows come from 13 countries; from Afghanistan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Palestine, Serbia, Uganda and for the first time Kosovo and India.
17 May 2019
Field visit to southeast of Iceland - Gender, Environment & Climate Change
During the first week of May, as a part of the module Gender, Environment, and Climate Change, the UNU-GEST fellows participated in the annual field visit to the southeast of Iceland.
16 April 2019
UNU-GEST fellows share their experiences around Iceland
During the last month, few UNU-GEST fellows traveled around and shared their experiences within the field of gender equality.
4 April 2019
MSc defence by Chagaka John Kalimbia
Chagaka Kalimbia, MSc Fellow in Sustainable Energy Engineering at Reykjavík University will defend his MSc project on Thursday 11 April, 2019 at 13:00 at Reykjavík University, room M325.