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At the end of 2019, Lúdvík Georgsson will step down as Director of UNU-GTP as he will have reached the Government retirement age limit of 70 years. Lúdvík has been the Director since Ingvar Fridleifsson retired in 2013. Before that Lúdvík was the Deputy Director since 1990. His years as a staff member therefore covers 30 years although he was involved in teaching and supervising Fellows since its establishment in 1979.

On Friday the 13th of December Charles Muturia Lichoro will defend his PhD thesis in Geophysics from the University of Iceland in the Main building, room The Aula from 13:00-15:00.

The Sino-Icelandic Geothermal Training Program is currently under way at the Sinopec Management Institute in Beijing, China.

Preliminary information regarding the Fellowships for WGC2020.

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.

The 41st session of the UNU-GTP closed on Friday 18th of October, with 24 UNU Fellows in the six month specialized courses.