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The 47th session of the GRÓ GTP

5 June 2026

The 47th session of the GRÓ GTP opened on Tuesday 26 May.  

The Director of GRÓ GTP, Bjarni Richter, and the staff welcomed the new group of Fellows online as this year the fellows arrived after the first couple of lectures which were held were online.  

This year 26 Fellows from 15 countries participate in the six month specialised courses. The Fellows come from Colombia 2, Comoros 1, China 1, Costa Rica 1, Cuba 1, Dominica 1, El Salvador 2, India 2, Indonesia 1, Kenya 4, Malawi 1, Philippines 1, Sri Lanka 2, Tanzania 2, Uzbekistan 1, and Ukraine 3. This is the first time Cuba participates in the Six Month Programme.

We welcome all the new Fellows into the GTP family!

Gylfi Páll Hersir giving an introductory lecture on Geophysics