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GTÓ GTP fellows, Bjarni Richter and the Minister for foreign Affairs. Photo credit: HÍ/Kristinn Ingvarsson
7 November 2025

GRÓ GTP's impact over almost 50 years: 'Investing in people is the most powerful renewable energy of all.'

The impact of nearly fifty years of Iceland‘s efforts to promote and advance geothermal energy around the world through the GRÓ Geothermal Training Programme was highlighted at the first event of a series focused on the four GRÓ Training Programmes: From Knowledge to Development Impact that took place on the 5th of November 2025 at the University of Iceland’s Ceremonial Hall. The recording is available online.
7 November 2025

Nearly 50 Years of Achievements by the GRÓ Geothermal Training Programme

It’s remarkable to think that Iceland was still classified as a developing country up until 1976. Around that same time, Icelanders began considering how they could best contribute to development and prosperity around the world, as a donor country in international development cooperation.
3 November 2025

Six-Month Fellows Final Project Seminar - Thursday 6 November

Fellows introduce their final projects from the Six-Month Training Programme.
29 October 2025

GRÓ GTP topic of the first event in a series on the development impact of the GRÓ Training Programmes

Join us for the first event in a series highlighting Iceland’s contribution to global capacity building through the four GRÓ Training Programmes, a key component of Iceland‘s international development cooperation. This first session focuses on the Geothermal Training Programme (GRÓ GTP), an intiative established in 1978 designed to strengthen geothermal exploration and development in countries with geothermal potential.
26 September 2025

Visiting Lecturers 2025

are Dr. Marit Brommer, CEO of IGA and Angel Monroy, Energy Consultant at World Bank
Lecturing as an IAEA expert on isotope hydrogeology in Jakarta, Indoesia, 2023
22 September 2025

Dr Pang Zhonghe, GRÓ GTP Alumnus: Advancing International Geothermal Research and Education

Dr Pang Zhonghe, a GRÓ GTP alumnus from China, is a leading hydrogeologist and geothermal scientist whose career has spanned research, teaching, and international development. A graduate of the GRÓ Geothermal Training Programme, Dr Pang has played a key role in advancing geothermal science in China, as well as globally.