5 March 2013
The first UNU-GTP doctoral graduate
On Friday the 15th of February 2013, Pacifica F. A. Ogola from Kenya, graduated from the University of Iceland with a PhD in Environmental and Natural Resources. She defended her thesis "The Power to Change: Creating lifeline and mitigation-adaptation opportunities through geothermal energy utilisation" and is the first UNU-GTP Fellow to graduate with a PhD and also the first student from Africa to get a doctoral degree from the University of Iceland.
8 February 2013
UNU-GTP PhD defence and MSc Seminar
On Friday 15. February 2013, at 14:00-16:00 in the main building of University of Iceland, Pacifica f. Achieng Ogola will defend her doctoral thesis:The power to change: creating lifeline and mitigation-adaptation opportunities through geothermal energy utilization.
28 January 2013
MSc theses 2012 now available for download
MSc theses by UNU Fellows Andemariam Teklesenbet (Eritrea), Huang Jiachao (China), Jose Roberto Estevez (El Salvador), Sylvia Joan Malimo (Kenya), and Uwera Rutagarama (Rwanda), who graduated in 2012, are now available for download on the UNU-GTP website.
15 January 2013
Three UNU-GTP reports were the most frequently viewed publications in 2012
Of all the publications at the National Energy Authority, three reports, published by the UNU-GTP, were the most frequently viewed publications of 2012.
12 November 2012
Short Course VII on Exploration for Geothermal Resources
Short Course VII on Exploration for Geothermal Resources is currently underway at Lake Naivasha in Kenya. The course is hosted by the UNU-GTP, Geothermal Development Company, Kenya (GDC), and Kenya Electricity and Generating Company, Ltd. (KenGen). The course, which started on October 27 and will last until November 18, is a continuation of the short course series on geothermal exploration that falls within the framework of UNU-GTP Millennium Short Courses that have been conducted annually in Kenya since 2005.