News

19 February 2018

Dr. Klatzer is the fourth lecturer in the 2018 lecture series

Dr. Elisabeth Klatzer is the fourth lecturer in the 2018 RIKK & UNU-GEST lecture series during spring term 2018. Dr. Klatzer is a specialist and civil-society activist on feminist economics and gender responsive budgeting. Her lecture is titled “Budgeting for Women’s Rights: Tax Justice and Gender Equality”
19 February 2018

Quality management: Presentation of fellows' final projects

The final set of presentations will be focused on fish processing and quality management and take place at the headquarters of MATÍS Vínlandsleið 12 Reykjavík, Wednesday February 21st from 09:00.
19 February 2018

Sustainable aquaculture: Presentation of fellows' final projects

The second set of presentations will focus on sustainable aquaculture and take place at Verið /Sauðárkróki, Tuesday February 20th from 10:00.
16 February 2018

Stock assessment and fishing gear technology: Presentation of fellows' final projects

The first set of presentations will focus on stock assessment and fishing gear technology and take place at the Hafró auditorium Skúlagata 4 Reykjavík, Monday February 19th from 13:00.
16 February 2018

Developing countries' challenges to fisheries

Our fellows are putting in all the spare energy they have got to wrap up the final project of this year’s UNU-FTP six-months training program. They will introduce it during the next week. Graduation ceremony will then take place Monday February 26th.
The President and the First Lady of Iceland with the UNU-GEST fellows
14 February 2018

UNU-GEST fellows visit the President and First Lady of Iceland

Today, 14th of February, the 2018 cohort of UNU-GEST fellows had the honour of visiting the President of Iceland, Mr. Guðni Th. Jóhannesson and the First Lady, Mrs. Eliza Reid, at Bessastaðir, the presidential residence.