News

10 June 2016

Wikigender publishes articles by 2016 UNU-GEST alumni

In joint partnership between Wikigender and UNU-GEST, seven fellows wrote articles that have been published through the Wikigender University Programme website.
Participants, lecturers and organizers
8 June 2016

Workshop for Decision Makers and Short Course II on Geothermal Resource Exploration in Romania

The Workshop on Utilization of Geothermal Resources for Decision Makers from Romania was held in Oradea, Romania, on May 27-28, in cooperation with the University of Oradea. The workshop covered the basics of geothermal development from exploration stages to utilization and management. Lecturing was in the hands of Mr. Lúdvík S. Georgsson, Director of UNU-GTP, Dr. Árni Ragnarsson, UNU-GTP instructor and expert at ÍSOR, and Prof. Marcel Rosca, Vice Rector of the Universtiy of Oradea.
1 June 2016

Short Course: Value Addition and Raw Material Handling in Bangladesh

A new short course, entitled "Quality Management And Value Addition in Fisheries in Bangladesh" was developed through cooperation with the UNU-FTP, Bangladesh Shrimp and Fish Foundation (BSFF) and Matís and was held at the Marine Fisheries Academy in Chittagong, Bangladesh May 8-13, 2016.
30 May 2016

Adding Peacekeepers to the Debates of Critical Liberal Peacebuilding

Anne Flaspöler, Postdoctoral Researcher at the EDDA Center of Excellence, has recently published the article “Adding Peacekeepers to the Debates of Critical Liberal Peacebuilding: New Insights from the Perspective of Peacekeeping Training in Africa” in the academic journal Peacebuilding.
25 May 2016

Congratulations to the UNU-GEST fellows of 2016

The United Nations University Gender Equality Studies and Training Programme (UNU-GEST) celebrated the graduation of 15 fellows with a post-graduate diploma in international gender studies from Ghana, Malawi, Mozambique, Palestine, Uganda and South Africa.
Short course participants and instructors by well AS-3 in the Assal geothermal field
25 May 2016

Short Course on Well Design and Geothermal Drilling Technology in Djibouti

Short Course on Well Design and Geothermal Drilling Technology is currently underway in Djibouti.