19 April 2010
MSc defence by three UNU-GTP Fellows
During the second week of April, three UNU-GTP MSc Fellows defended their MSc thesis at the University of Iceland.
30 March 2010
MSc defence by Manuel Rivera
UNU-GTP MSc Fellow Manuel Rivera from El Salvador defended his thesis entitled "Coupled geothermal reservoir-wellbore simulation with a case study for the
Námafjall field, N-Iceland" on Friday March 26. The defence was held at Orkugardur were the office of UNU-GTP is located. Supervisors on the project were Dr. Gudni Axelsson and Dr.
Halldór Pálsson. Dr. Andri Arnaldsson was the external examinor.
10 March 2010
12. graduation of the UNU-FTP
On March 9 18 fellows (eight women and 10 men) from 14 countries successfully finished the UNU-FTP. Mr. Jon Bjarnason, the minister of fisheries and agriculture, gave a speech at the ceremony and
handed out the certificates.
5 March 2010
Former LRT fellow from Uzbekistan participates in UNDP projects
Toshpulat Rajabov
from Uzbekistan was a LRT fellow in 2009. Since attending LRT, he has been invited to participate in two United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) projects in Uzbekistan. One of the projects concerns restoration models of desert ecosystems
of degraded rangelands in Surkhandarya district, Uzbekistan. The other project is about conserving biodiversity and restoring ecosystems of the Kyzylkum desert. Toshpulat´s task is for example
to assess vegetation states and to create GIS maps of vegetation associations.
2 March 2010
MSc defence by Erlindo Angcoy
UNU-GTP MSc Fellow Erlindo Angcoy, from the Philippines, defended his thesis entitled “Geochemical modelling of the high-temperature Mahanagdong geothermal
field, Philippines” Tuesday, February 23, 2010. The defence was held at the University of Iceland, Askja, room 132. Supervisor on the project was Stefán Arnórsson and Andri
Stefánsson was also in the MS committee. Thráinn Fridriksson was the external examinator.
26 February 2010
Project work of a 2008 LRT fellow generates attention
Emily Mutota from Namibia, a LRT fellow from the 2008 programme, did
an individual project on the Feasibility for an International Year of Landcare during her study at LRT. Her LRT project has generated international
attention and she has had the opportunity to present her project and issues related to it at three international conferences last year. Furthermore, Emily Mutota has been invited by the Landcare International committee to present her LRT project at the Australian Landcare National Forum in
Adelaide Australia next month.