22 November 2019
UNU-GEST participated in side events and sessions at the Reykjavík Global Forum: Women Leaders
The international conference “Reykjavík Global Forum: Women Leaders“ took place this week. The UNU-GEST contributed two events related to the Reykjavík Global Forum: a formal session of Leader Talks in Harpa, as the Icelandic operational partner of Nordic Women Mediators in partnership with the and the Icelandic Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Iceland, and at a side event organized by the Vigdís Finnbogadóttir Institute, where Dr. Irma Erlingsdóttir, director of UNU-GEST, participated in a panel on “Women, Leadership and the Sustainability of Languages and Cultures”.
14 November 2019
WGC2020 Fellowships - Preliminary information
Preliminary information regarding the Fellowships for WGC2020.
13 November 2019
MSc or PhD application deadline is 30 November!
We want to remind those Fellows interested in furthering their geothermal knowledge that the deadline is 30 November! Those interested in pursuing a MSc or PhD please apply online through our website on the link below:
http://www.unugtp.is/en/admission/application-for-fellowship
Each application is valid for 2 years. It is an excellent opportunity for anyone seeking to enhance their future career in the geothermal sector so we want to encourage everyone who meets the criteria to apply.
8 November 2019
FTP and OSPESCA in a symposium in Nicaragua
On November 7 and 8 the UNU-FTP and OSPESCA are conducting a two day symposium in Nicaragua to assess the status of the fisheries among the Central American countries and identify their needs and priority in fisheries development.
7 November 2019
Successful completion of a course in Uganda on sustainable land management, land restoration and linkages to climate change
UNU-LRT ran its third short course on sustainable land management, land restoration and linkages to climate change, in collaboration with the Ugandan partners: the National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) and Makerere University. The course took place in Soroti, Eastern Uganda, from 21 to 29 October with 25 participants, six women and 19 men. Read More
7 November 2019
First UNU-LRT MSc scholarship recipient finishes a degree at the Agricultural University of Iceland
Mr. Joel C. Owona, a former fellow from Uganda, completed a Master of Science at the Agricultural University of Iceland on 23 September. He is the first former fellow to complete an MSc degree with a scholarship from UNU-LRT. Mr. Owona attended the six-month training programme in 2008 and came back to Iceland in 2017 to start his MSc studies.