Regulations of UI

The following regulations and documents are based on the above-mentioned acts:

• National Qualification Framework for higher education (announcement no. 530/2011)
• Rules pertaining to quality assurance of teaching and research in higher education, no. 1368/2018
• Regulation on Doctoral Studies in Higher Education Institutions, no. 37/2007
• Regulation on the Procedure of the Board of Appeal for Higher Education Institution students' complaints, no. 1152/2006 (in Icelandic only)
• Regulation on the Accreditation of Higher Education Institutions, no. 1067/2006 (draft translation).

Acts (mostly in Icelandic) applying to the operations of the University of Iceland:

• The Act on the Rights and Obligations of State Employees, no. 70/1996
• The Act on the Equal Status and Equal Rights of the Genders, no. 150/2020
• The Act on Employment Agreements for Civil Servants, no. 94/1986
• The Administrative Procedures Act, no. 37/1993 (English version)
• The Competition Act, no. 44/2005
• The Act on Public Finances, no. 123/2015
• The Information Act, no. 140/2012 (unofficial translation)
• The Public Procurement Act, no. 120/2016

Regulations established by the University Council are based on the legislation applicable to the University.

Regulation for the University of Iceland, no. 569/2009

Regulation on admission requirements for undergraduate study at the University of Iceland, no. 331/2022

Regulation on the University of Iceland Doctoral Grant Fund , no.1033/2019

Regulation on the tariff of UI for various services to students etc., and the collection and disposition of the registration fee, no. 244/2014 

Regulation on disability services for study at the University of Iceland, no. 481/2010 

Regulation on restrictions on the admission of students to certain subjects at the University of Iceland, no. 153/2010

Regulation on the composition and rules of order of the University of Iceland University Forum, no. 984/2008 

Regulation on the admission of new students to medicine or physical therapy sciences at the University of Iceland Faculty of Medicine, no. 1042/2003 

Regulation on academic tenure at the University of Iceland, no. 1301/2020

Regulation on promotion of academic staff at the University of Iceland, no. 1300/2020

Regulation on recognition by the University of Iceland of the academic competence of staff at the Landspítali University Hospital and the conferral of academic titles, no. 888/2016 

Regulation on overhead charges at the University of Iceland, no.160/2016

Regulation on the employment duties of teaching and research staff at the University of Iceland, no. 605/2006 

Standards and Requirements for the Quality of Doctoral Programmes

Regulation on Doctoral- and Master study

School of Education

Regulation on doctoral study at the University of Iceland School of Education, no. 440/2018 

Regulation on Master's study at the University of Iceland School of Education, no. 501/2011 

 

School of Engineering and Natural Sciences

Regulation on doctoral study at the University of Iceland School of Engineering and Natural Sciences, no. 995/2017 

Regulation on Master’s study at the University of Iceland School of Engineering and Natural Sciences, no. 994/2017 

 

School of Health Sciences

Regulation on doctoral study and doctoral degrees at the University of Iceland School of Health Sciences, no. 890/2016 

Regulation on Master’s study at the University of Iceland School of Health Sciences, no. 60/2019

 

School of Humanities

Regulation on doctoral study and doctoral degrees at the University of Iceland School of Humanities, no. 1160/2015 

Regulation on Master's study at the University of Iceland School of Humanities, no. 351/2017

School of Social Sciences

Regulation on Doctoral Study at the University of Iceland School of Social Sciences, no. 488-2024

 

Interdisciplinary 

Regulation on the University of Iceland Master's and doctoral programmes in public health sciences, no. 977/2018

Regulation on the University of Iceland Master's and doctoral programmes in environment and natural resources, no. 214/2011 

For a complete list of regulations passed by the University Council, please see a summary page in Icelandic.

Rules of procedure and guidelines passed by the University Council, translated into English

Rules of procedure and guidelines approved by the University Council are elaborations of the regulations established for the University, containing detailed directions and procedures.

• Rules of procedure on the appointment of opponents for a doctoral thesis at the UI. Approved March 2025.
• Rules of procedure on the work of postdoctoral researchers. Approved November 2024.
• Rules of procedure on the UI Postdoctoral Fund. Approved February 2024.
• Rules of procedure for remote working at the University of Iceland. Approved February 2023
• Rules of procedure on employee absence at the University of Iceland. Approved January 2023.
• Rules of procedure for visiting scholars at the University of Iceland. Approved April 2016, last amended May 2022.
• Study programmes – design and approval, rules of procedure VLR–1328. Approved November 2020, last amended November 2025.
• Rules of procedure on the response to bullying and other forms of violence at the University of Iceland. Approved November 2017.
• Rules of procedure on post-award management and monitoring. Approved December 2016
• Rules of procedure on overhead charges. Approved in February 2016.
• Rules of Procedure on the planning, implementation and organisation of elections for the position of rector of the University of Iceland and creation of electronic electoral registers. Approved in February 2015. Updated 5 December 2024
• On good working practice in teaching and examination at the University of Iceland. Approved 1996, last amended February 2026.
• Rules of procedure on the return of grades. Approved June 2007, last amended June 2012.
• Rules of procedure on the teaching and course evaluation survey at UI. Approved in April 2010.
• Rules of procedure on the course catalogue. Approved Nov. 2009.