University of Iceland

University of Iceland Data Protection Policy

1. General information on the University of Iceland Data Protection Policy

On 15 July 2018, the Act on Data Protection and the Processing of Personal Data no. 90/2018 entered into force (the Data Protection Act). In accordance with the provisions of the law, the University of Iceland has established the following policy for data protection and the processing of personal data. Personal data is information that identifies a particular individual or could be used for this purpose.

Staff at the University of Iceland shall keep the Data Protection Policy in mind at all times when working with personal data. Steps shall be taken to ensure that all personal data gathered, used or processed at the University of Iceland is handled in accordance with the new law.

Open Access Policy

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Environmental Policy for Operations

A new UI policy set in widespread collaboration

25/09/2015 - 10:15

A large group of people within and outside of the University community is currently working on setting a comprehensive policy for the University of Iceland for 2016-2021. Great emphasis is placed on a democratic process and widespread collaboration in the policy-making, scheduled to be completed in the first half of next year.

Master's lecture in Statistics - Sunna Víðisdóttir

1. October 2018 - 10:00 to 12:00

VR-II

Stofa 157

Master's student: Sunna Víðisdóttir

Title: Pricing of Automobile Insurance Policies using Generalized Linear Models and Lasso Regularization

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Faculty: Faculty of Physical Sciences

Advisor: Kristjana Ýr Jónsdóttir

Also member of the Masters committee: Gunnar Stefánsson, Professor at the Faculty of Physical Sciences

Examiner: Óli Páll Geirsson

Abstract

Midway evaluation in Ecological Modelling - Vianny Natugonza

18. July 2019 - 10:00 to 11:30

VR-II

Room 155

Title: On the complementarity of ecosystem simulation models in strategic fishery planning and management

Doctoral candidate: Vianny Natugonza

Doctoral committee:

Dr. Gunnar Stefansson, Professor at the Faculty of Physical Sciences at the University of Iceland (advisor).

Dr. Erla Sturludóttir, Post doc at the Science Institute – University of Iceland

Dr. Tumi Tomasson, director of the United Nations University Fisheries Training Program (UNU-FTP), Reykjavik, Iceland

Dr. Chrispine Nyamweya, Kenya Marine and Freshwater Research Institute (KMFRI), Kisumu, Kenya

Abstract:

Doctoral defense in education science: Kolfinna Jóhannesdóttir

12. October 2023 - 13:00 to 16:00

Aðalbygging

Aula in the main building of the University of Iceland

Kolfinna Jóhannesdóttir defends her PhD thesis in Educational Sciences from the Faculty of Education and Pedagogy, University of Iceland:

Policy on school autonomy over curriculum development: A case study of four upper secondary schools in Iceland

The oral defence takes place Thursday, October 12, at 1:00 pm in the Aula in the main building of the University of Iceland as well as in live stream.

Link to live stream

Opponents are Dr Gunnlaugur Magnússon associate professor at Uppsala University, Sweden and Dr Gita Steiner Khamsi at Columbia University, New York.

Main supervisor was Dr Anna Kristín Sigurðardóttir Professor at the School of Education, University of Iceland, and co-supervisor Dr Andrew Townsend Professor at The University of Nottingham.