ISSUE 38: JULY–AUGUST 2005
network of research and training centres/programmes
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Geothermal Training Programme welcomes Class of 2005
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UNU-GTP Class of 2005 (from left): Sun Ying (China), Dradjat Budi Hartanto (Indonesia), Vitaly V. Taskin (Russia), Solomon Kebede (Ethiopia), Muhammad Achyar Karim (Indonesia), Peter Wameyo (Kenya), Kiflom Gebrehiwot (Eritrea), Wang Liancheng (China), James Francis Natukunda (Uganda), Svetlana Strelbitskaya (Russia), Behnam Radmehr (Iran), Svetlana Yurchenko (Russia), Daher Elmi Houssein (Djibouti), Blanca Eugenia Minervini (El Salvador), Hossein Hossein-Pourazad (Iran), Sun Caixia (China), Victor Anibal Rodriguez (El Salvador), Yu Yuan (China), Aref Lashin (Egypt), Clety Chebore Kwambai (Kenya). |
Twenty new UNU fellows will take part in the 27th annual session of the UNU Geothermal Training Programme (UNU-GTP) which opened in Reykjavik May 11. They are from China (4), Russia (3), El Salvador, Indonesia, Iran, Kenya (all 2), Djibouti, Egypt, Ethiopia, Eritrea and Uganda (1).
The trademark of UNU-GTP is to give university graduates engaged in geothermal work an intensive six months of on-the-job training in their chosen fields of specialization. Trainees work side by side with geothermal professionals in Iceland and their curriculum is tailored to the needs of the individual's institution or country. The aim is to assist developing countries with significant geothermal potential to develop groups of specialists covering most aspects of geothermal exploration and development.
Specialized training is offered in geological exploration, borehole geology, geophysical exploration, borehole geophysics, reservoir engineering, chemistry of thermal fluids, environmental studies, geothermal utilization and drilling technology. A M.Sc programme in geothermal science and engineering was opened in 2000 in cooperation with the University of Iceland. The traditional six month courses at the UNU-GTP constitute a quarter of the M.Sc course.
Candidates for training at the UNU-GTP must have a university degree in science or engineering, a minimum of one year practical experience in geothermal work, speak English fluently, have a permanent position at a public energy company/utility, research institution, or university, and be under 40 years old. Participants from developing countries and most Central and Eastern European countries usually receive scholarships financed by the Government of Iceland and UNU to cover international travel, tuition fees and per diem in Iceland.
Between 1979 and 2004, 318 scientists and engineers from 39 countries have completed the six-month courses. In many countries in Africa, Asia, Central America and Central and Eastern Europe, UNU-GTP graduates are among the leading specialists in geothermal research and development. They have been very successful, and have contributed significantly to energy development in their parts of the world.
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