News

26 January 2016

UNU-GEST welcomes new fellows: the class of 2016!

The class of 2016 fellows of the UNU-GEST Diploma Programme in International Gender Studies has arrived at the University of Iceland.
25 January 2016

UNU-GEST lecture series 29 January - Gender Specifics: A Hidden View from Kuwait

Prof. Mai Al-Nakib from Kuwait University lecture addresses a wide range of issues linked to cultural politics in the Middle East—from Arab feminisms to the ethical question of Palestinians in Kuwait.
15 January 2016

Too Big to Ignore: UNU-FTP announces guest lecturer, Dr. Ratana Chuenpagdee

UNU-FTP is pleased to announce our distinguished guest lecturer Dr. Ratana Chuenpagdee, who will give a series of lectures at the Marine Research Institute February 1-3. The lectures are open to the public. Dr. Chunpagdee will focus on management issues in small scale fisheries, one of the most challenging "wicked problems" in our field.
29 December 2015

Lusungu Kayira: Profile of a UNU-GEST Fellow 2015

Lusungu Kayira is a dedicated 21 year old social worker from Malawi and the youngest fellow ever to graduate from the UNU-GEST post-graduate diploma programme
22 December 2015

UNU-GEST newsletter 2015

In this issue, news about the Post-graduate programme, lecture series, events, alumni activities, research, 2016 cohort of fellows, new members of staff and a note from the Director.
Tufwane with his supervisor Einar Jon Asbjornsson, external examiner María Guðjónsdóttir and Lúðvík Georgsson Director of UNU-GTP
22 December 2015

The first MSc Fellow defends his thesis at RU

In 2013, UNU-GTP and Reykjavík University signed a contract of co-operation on MSc studies in geothermal energy. On 17. December, Tufwane Mwagomba became the first MSc Fellow to defend his thesis at Reykjavík University.