News

10 April 2025

WGC2026 Call for abstracts and Fellowships

Fellowships for WGC2026, 8-12 June 2026, Canada
GRÓ GEST fellows at a field trip by Vatnajökull Glacier. The trip was a part of the module on gender, environment and climate change.
30 July 2025

GRÓ Annual Report 2024 published

The year 2024 was an active and productive one for GRÓ – Centre for Capacity Development, Sustainability and Societal Change – and the four training programmes focusing on fisheries, gender equality, geothermal energy and land restoration. A total of 97 specialists graduated from the five to six-month training in 2024, bringing the total number of GRÓ alumni to 1,767. Seven GRÓ scholarship recipients graduated, two with a PhD and 5 with a Master’s degree. In addition, several short courses were held in the partner countries, and a new online course was launched.
30 May 2025

MSc defence by Hugo Quinteros

on Tuesday 3rd June at 14:30 at Reykjavík University in room M104.  
20 May 2025

MSc defence by Nahashon Nzioka

on Thursday 22 May at 10:00 at Reykjavík University in room M123.  
14 May 2025

MSc defence by Christine Katana

on Thursday 15th of May at 15:15-15:27 at University of Iceland, Askja building, room 131.
Kunzes Dolma
14 March 2025

Kunzes Dolma, GRÓ GTP Alumna: A pioneer in advancing geothermal energy and gender equality

Kunzes Dolma GRÓ GTP alumna and PhD scholar is the first woman to be trained in the geothermal profession in India. She has also, since her return, been promoting the use of geothermal in her region of Ladakh, but also having a real impact in improving gender equality, focusing on the participation of women in decision making in Ladakh and opening people’s eyes to domestic violence against women and the need of shelters for women living in such conditions. She is India’s Ambassador for Women in Geothermal (WING), an international organization aimed at promoting the professional development, and advancement of women in the geothermal community.