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The UNU-GTP conducted Short Course V on Well Design and Geothermal Drilling Technology for selected employees of EDA RENOVÁVEIS and the University of the Azores in Ponta Delgada of São Miguel Island of the Azores, from January 18th to 30th.

The evaluation of the applications received from former UNU Fellows for UNU-GTP Fellowships for MSc and PhD studies in Iceland has now been carried out. There were 12 valid applications for MSc studies and 5 for the PhD studies, which shows good interest for geothermal studies in Iceland.

In 2013, UNU-GTP and Reykjavík University signed a contract of co-operation on MSc studies in geothermal energy. On 17. December, Tufwane Mwagomba became the first MSc Fellow to defend his thesis at Reykjavík University.

Tufwane Mwagomba, M.Sc. Fellow in Engineering at Reykjavík University will give a lecture on his MSc project on Thursday, 17th December 2015 at 10:00 in room V102 at Reykjavik University.

Short Course X on Exploration for Geothermal Resources in currently on-going at Lake Naivasha, Kenya.

The closing ceremony of the 36th annual session of the UNU-GTP was held on October 17, 2015, with 30 UNU Fellows graduating from the six month specialized courses.