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Finding traineeship opportunities

The student obtains a conditional offer for a traineeship. Students may contact the institute themselves or apply for job training, either in databases of companies that maintain websites with traineeship opportunities or opportunities that the International Division draws special attention to.

Students apply for an Erasmus+ grant at the International Division.

Useful websites
ErasmusIntern 
European Youth Portal
AIESEC
Europlacement     
ESPA - European Student Placement Agency

We must stand together and find solutions

25/03/2020 - 17:33

Announcement from the Rector to University staff and students on 25 March:

"Dear students and staff,

Over the last few days my colleagues and I have met with the boards of all schools at the University to discuss the best ways to finish this semester in the difficult circumstances we now find ourselves in. Staff are working hard to resolve these questions. Faculties and teaching staff have been informing students of new arrangements for course assessment and will continue to do so over the next days. High on our list of concerns are those students who are under the most strain due to the current situation.

When tackling a major challenge, like the one facing us now, it is important to consider the perspectives of as many different people as possible. For this reason it has been essential to talk to faculty heads, teaching staff and students over the last few days. This helps us to get as clear an impression of the situation as possible.

Competition to find a name for the new Icelandic Studies Building

08/02/2023 - 09:23

The Ministry of Culture and Business Affairs, the Árni Magnússon Institute and the University of Iceland have launched a competition to find a name for the new Icelandic Studies Building due to open this spring.

The building will be home to the Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies and the University of Iceland's Faculty of Icelandic and Comparative Cultural Studies. The building will be completed this February and formally opened on 19 April.

But it has yet to be christened, so the Minister of Culture and Business Affairs, the Árni Magnússon Institute and the University of Iceland have decided to hold a public competition. If you can think of a good name for the building, you can enter your suggestion on the Árni Magnússon Institute website.

BMC Seminar - Scrapie situation in Iceland and recent findings

27. October 2022 - 12:00 to 13:00

BMC Seminar Thursday 27th of October at 12:00 in Læknagarður, room 343

Speaker: Dr. Stefanía Þorgeirsdóttir, Institute for Experimental Pathology, University of Iceland, Keldur

Title: Scrapie situation in Iceland and recent findings

Scientists find final piece in the puzzle of the origin of the elements

24/10/2019 - 10:20

The first unequivocal evidence of where the heaviest elements were forged has now been found by a large group of European-based astronomers. For the first time, an element heavier than iron has been clearly detected in the collision of two neutron stars, resolving one of the fundamental questions about the history of the universe.  Among the scientists in the research group is Kasper Elm Heintz who completed his doctorate in astrophysics from the University of Iceland last week. These ground-breaking results are published in the latest issue of Nature - International Journal of Science.

Presenting the findings of a project aimed at achieving more sustainable and transparent food production

20/09/2021 - 11:04

The findings of the research project H2020-VALUMICS, in which researchers and students at the University of Iceland have participated, will be presented at a final online conference on Tuesday 21 September. The conference is open to all.

The project has been active for the last four years under the leadership of University of Iceland researchers and specialists and received almost ISK 800 million in funding from the Horizon 2020 EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation, of which ISK 140 million went to the University of Iceland.  

See me, hear me, touch me, feel me: Can wind power find a place at Iceland’s table?

16. March 2023 - 15:00 to 17:00

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Jeremy Firestone is a Professor in the College of Earth, Ocean and Environment at the University of Delaware (UD), holding secondary appointments in the Biden School of Public Policy and Administration and in Legal Studies and is visiting at Háskóli Íslands as a Fulbright Iceland Specialist. He gives an open lecture on wind power hosted by the the Environment and Natural Resources Graduate Programme at the University of Iceland. 

He holds a Juris Doctorate from the University of Michigan and Ph.D. in Public Policy Analysis from the University of North Carolina. In his research, he examines regulations; planning; decision-making; and public attitudes, human behavior, and economic preferences regarding renewable energy, primarily wind power.

Partner Universities

The University of Iceland is a dynamic, internationally oriented institution with a global network of over 400 partner universities in student and staff exchange worldwide. 

Below you find a link to a Database of all current agreements, where you can search according to several different criteria to assist you in finding available universities.

Partner Universities - Database

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