10 October 2012
Graduation from the 2012 six-month training
On 4 October, ten fellows graduated from the UNU-LRT annual six-month training course. The graduated fellows are from Ghana (2), Uganda (2), Namibia (2), Uzbekistan (1) and Mongolia (3), five women and five men.
1 October 2012
Former fellow defends her PhD dissertation in Egypt
Nagwa Elnwishy, a former fellow from the first training course in 2007, recently defended her PhD at the Suez Canal University in Egypt. The title of her PhD project is: "Bio-remediation of some pharmaceutical residues in aquatic ecosystems“.
26 September 2012
Seminar on the UNU programmes in Iceland
On the UN International Day of Peace on 21 September, a seminar on sustainable education was hosted by the United Nations Association of Iceland.
20 September 2012
Fellows in the 2012 training programme present their individual projects
Today the fellows in this year’s six-month training course presented their individual project work in an open seminar at the Agricultural University of Iceland.
24 August 2012
Annual field excursion of UNU-LRT six-month training
In July and August, the 2012 UNU-LRT fellows participated in field excursions, which are essential part of the UNU-LRT six-month training course. In previous years this activity has included one-week excursion but this year it involved two 3-day trips.
2 July 2012
UNU-LRT guest lecturer in 2012
This year‘s main international guest lecturer was Dr. Jeffrey Herrick. Dr. Herrick is a renowned soil scientist and a leading scientist in rangeland health issues.