
Application opens: 17 March 2025.
Application deadline: 16 May 2025.
Selection results announcement: 30 May 2025.
ReyVarstígur – from Reykjavik to Warsaw in the Footsteps of the Polish Enlightenment is a multi-stage, interdisciplinary project including a variety of educational and cultural activities that will be carried out both in Iceland and Poland during the autumn semester of 2025.
The project is carried out by the University of Warsaw and the University of Iceland under the NAWA – Promotion of the Polish Language program.
Application opens: 17 March 2025.
Application deadline: 16 May 2025.
Selection results announcement: 30 May 2025.
The project caters for all students at the University of Iceland, regardless of their field or year of study (both undergraduate and graduate students). The students who participate and accomplish all tasks will get 5 ECTS for this project.
Priority will be given to students who:
The project involves international cooperation and some of its activities will be conducted in English, so a good command of English is also a necessary requirement for participants. Please note that there are only 10 spots available, and candidates will be selected according to the quality of their applications.
ReyVarstígur is a multi-stage project that includes:
ReyVarstígur offers participants the opportunity to:
To apply for the project, prepare a video recording in English no longer than 5 minutes (mp4) in which you:
The recording, along with your CV*, should be sent to: mariola@hi.is.
Application opens: 17 March 2025.
Application deadline: 16 May 2025.
Selection results announcement: 30 May 2025.
* Please note that due to the necessity of personal data protection in EU countries, the following clause must be included in the CV:
“I agree to the processing of personal data provided in this document and my personal image presented in the video by the Polish National Agency for Academic Exchange, the University of Warsaw, and the University of Iceland for the purpose of carrying out the recruitment process for the ReyVarstígur – from Reykjavik to Warsaw in the Footsteps of the Polish Enlightenment project.”
Participants are required to actively engage in all stages of the project:
Students who fulfill these requirements will get 5 ECTS for this project.
The following costs are covered by the project:
Participants must cover:
Please note that project participants must also provide their health insurance, such as the European Health Insurance Card (E111).
The University of Iceland Language Centre offers a 60 ECTS undergraduate program in Polish studies.
For further information on this project please contact:
Mariola Fiema
Email: mariola@hi.is.