| Title | 25 years Geothermal Institute (University of Auckland, 1979-2003) |
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| Authors | Manfred P. Hochstein |
| Year | 2005 |
| Conference | World Geothermal Congress |
| Keywords | Geothermal training, manpower training, geothermal research |
| Abstract | A history of the Geothermal Institute (GI) at the University of Auckland is presented. The main activities and outputs until 2003 are described. Teaching of geothermal courses at the Institute began in 1979 and ceased at the end of 2002 when the NZ Aid programme withdrew its financial support. A total of 774 fellows (700 from 36 developing countries) attended the annual postgraduate Diploma Course (665 fellows) and the shorter (3 months) specialized professional training courses (119 fellows). The graduate school has been attended by 108 graduates (44 from developing countries). Alumni of the Geothermal Institute account for c. 44% of all fellows who received training at the four international geothermal training centres (Auckland, Kyushu, Pisa, Reykjavik) between 1970 and 2002. |