Welcome to the information page for applicants who have completed studies in Faroe Islands.
Here you can find information about how to meet the English requirements, what previous studies meet the minimum entry requirements and any special documentation instruction and country-specific information.
- After 2013: Gymnasieuddannelser
- Before 2013: Studentereksamen, Højere forberedelseseksamen (HF), Højere handelseksamen (hhx), Højere teknisk eksamen (htx) or Højere eksamen inden for fiskeri
Documentation requirements
Please ask the institution that awarded your degree to send your documents directly to us in a sealed envelope that is signed or stamped across the back flap by the registrar or the appropriate official at the institution.
If your institution does not send documents, please ask them to provide you with the documents in a sealed envelope that you then send to us.
If the seal has been broken, we cannot accept the documents.
The admission requirement for most study programs at the University of Iceland at the graduate level is to have finished a bachelor's degree with a first-class grade average (7.25). Please be aware that this does not apply to all study programs. In the following link, you can find admission requirements for all graduate programs: Course Catalogue
Documentation requirements
Please ask the institution that awarded your degree to send your documents directly to us in a sealed envelope that is signed or stamped across the back flap by the registrar or the appropriate official at the institution.
If your institution does not send documents, please ask them to provide you with the documents in a sealed envelope that you then send to us.
If the seal has been broken, we cannot accept the documents.
Not required.
Gymnasieuddannelser with English.