27 January 2017
UNU-FTP fellow Chrisphine Nyamweya to defend PhD at the University of Iceland
Chrisphine Sangara Nyamweya of Kenya first came to Iceland as a fellow of the UNU-FTP in 2012. Through funding provided by the UNU-FTP, he enrolled in a doctoral programme at the School of Engineering and Natural Sciences a the University of Iceland. He will defend his PhD in Ecological Modeling at the Hátíðarsalur in the University of Iceland's Main Building on Monday, January 30th at 10:00.
19 January 2017
First RIKK and UNU-GEST lecture series event; documentary screening and discussions 19.01.17
"Notes towards a history", an experimental documentary by Francesca Soans, was screened today at the Iceland National Museum's lecture. This was the first event of UNU-GEST and RIKK lecture series for the spring semester of 2017.
17 January 2017
UNU- GEST welcomes the class of 2017!
The United Nations University Gender Equality Studies and Training Programme (UNU-GEST) Post-Graduate Diploma Programme in International Gender Studies at the University of Iceland is welcoming eighteen fellows, twelve women and six men, during the spring semester of 2017.
16 January 2017
Welcome UNU-FTP Guest Lecturer, Dr. Barry Costa-Pierce
The UNU-FTP is pleased to welcome this year’s guest lecturer, Dr. Barry Costa-Pierce, who is currently the Chair of the Department of Marine Sciences at the University of New England. Dr. Costa-Pierce will present lectures at the Marine and Freshwater Research Institute January 23-25, 2017. These lectures are open to the public.
13 January 2017
Popularity of the UNU-GTP publications
The number of views or 'hits' each report got from our website for 2016 is summarized in the table below.
6 January 2017
Geothermal Diploma Course for Latin America – Graduation
The graduation ceremony of the Geothermal Diploma Course for Latin America was held in San Salvador on December 20th, 2016. The event marked the closing of the first edition of this academic programme carried out in cooperation between CEL/LaGeo, UNU-GTP and the University of El Salvador (UES), facilitated by the Icelandic Ministry for Foreign Affairs and funded by the Nordic Development Fund.