14 September 2018
2018 cohort of fellows coming
UNU-FTP is expecting the arrival of the 2018 cohort of fellows in the next few days. This year’s group is one of the biggest ever to start the Six Month Training Programme; 25 people from 16 countries in Oceania, Asia, Africa and the Caribbean.
7 September 2018
Dr. Giti Chandra opens this terms RIKK lecture series
On Thursday, 06th of September, Dr. Giti Chandra opened this terms lecture series organized by RIKK – Institute for Gender, Equality and Difference with her lecture “The Anonymous Feminist: Agency, Trauma, and Personhood in the #MeToo Movement.
4 September 2018
Fellows present final projects at an open seminar
The UNU-LRT fellows in this years’ six-month training programme are finalizing their research projects these days. They have been working on their projects for the last months under the supervision of specialists from various institutes and organizations in Iceland. This week they presented their research findings in an open seminar at the research campus of the Agricultural University of Iceland.
3 September 2018
MSc defence by Melissa de Freitas
Melissa de Freitas, MSc Fellow in geophysics at University of Iceland will give a presentation on her MSc project on Wednesday 5 September, 2018 at 16:00 at University of Iceland, Askja building, meeting room on 3rd floor (Fundarherbergi Jarðvísindastofnunar 3. hæð).
30 August 2018
Visit with the Mauritanian Ambassador
On August 29, 2018, UNU-FTP recieved a visit from the Mauritanian Ambassador, the honourable Abdallahi Bah Nagi Kebd. During the meeting, we discussed our ongoing work in Mauritania in connection with the FarFish project, funded through the EU's Horizon 2020 programme, as well as future potential for collaboration on issues related to capacity building for fisheries management and development in Mauritania.
27 August 2018
UNU Visiting Lecturer 2018 - William Cumming from USA
The UNU Visiting Lecturer in 2018 is the American geophysicist and geothermal expert Mr. William Cumming.