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Practical Icelandic in spring semester open for application

19/10/2020 - 16:06

Students can now for the first time enter the Practical Diploma programme in Icelandic as a Second Language in spring semester in January. Online applications can now be submitted here. Application deadline is 30 November 2020.

The general entrance requirements for the Practical Diploma are a foreign equivalent to the Icelandic matriculation examination (stúdentspróf) and a proof of English proficiency, TOEFL or IELTS (minimum score TOEFL 79, IELTS 6.5). Further information can be found here.

Icelandic as a second language

Studies in Icelandic as a second language are an excellent choice for students who want to improve their practical and/or academic skills in Icelandic.

Two separate programmes are offered: the BA programme, which comprises both practical courses in Icelandic and the academic study of Icelandic language, literature and history, and the Practical Diploma programme, which is primarily directed at people whose main goal is to improve their language skills as a preparation for further Icelandic studies or to develop their career choices in Icelandic society.

BMC Seminar: Practical application of thermophilic bacteria

27. September 2018 - 12:00 to 13:00

Læknagarður

stofa 343

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

Speaker: Dr. Björn Þór Aðalsteinsson, Research Scientist and Project Manager at Matís´s Exploration and Utilization of Genetic Resources division.

Title: Practical application of thermophilic bacteria - potential, benefits and challenges.

Reproduction of Colonial Discourses in Institutional Practices

28. September 2023 - 12:00 to 13:00

National Museum of Iceland

Flora Tietgen is the second lecturer of the RIKK – Institute for Gender, Equality and Difference at the University of Iceland lecture series on decolonialism in fall 2023. Flora‘s lecture is titled “ Reproduction of Colonial Discourses in Institutional Practices. Exploring Services and Support for Immigrant Women in Iceland” and will be held at 12–13 on Thursday 28 September, at the National Museum of Iceland.

Over 2,000 candidates graduate from the University of Iceland

26/06/2020 - 10:17

Over 2,000 candidates receive their diplomas in both undergraduate- and graduate studies from the University of Iceland tomorrow, Saturday 27 June, in Laugardalshöll.  No guests are present at the ceremonies, however, there will be live streaming for families and friends online.

Just as in previous years there will be two graduation ceremonies, with some differences due to governmental restrictions.

In the first stage of the Graduation Ceremony, which starts at  10 am, undergraduate and postgraduate candidates from the School of Health Sciences and the School of Engineering and Natural Sciences will receive their degree certificates. The total number of graduates from the former is 501 and 283 from the latter. 

International Programmes

Even though the primary language of instruction is Icelandic, the University of Iceland offers several study programmes that are taught fully in English and are therefore open to international students. In addition, the University offers several foreign language programmes in languages other than English. Please note that proof of English proficiency requirements may apply to international applicants whose native language is not English.

 All applicants must apply for one of the study programmes on offer and then select courses accordingly. It is not possible to apply for individual courses.  

Among the varied programmes offered at the University of Iceland the following are the ones particularly suited for international students:

Review of the quality of education at the University of Iceland

12/05/2015 - 10:45

The Quality Board for Icelandic Higher Education, comprised of six foreign experts operating under the Ministry of Education and Culture, has completed an extensive review of the quality of studies at the University of Iceland. The review is part of the Board‘s regular observations on the quality of Icelandic universities, focusing on students, educational facilities and degrees. The University of Iceland is the sixth university to undergo such a review.

Doctoral defense in education science: Sigríður Margrét Sigurðardóttir

8. June 2023 - 13:00 to 16:00

Aðalbygging

Sigríður Margrét Sigurðardóttir defends her PhD thesis in Educational Sciences from the Faculty of Education and Pedagogy, University of Iceland:

 Dissertation title: Educational leadership at the municipal level in Iceland: What shapes it, its characteristics and what it means for school practices

 The oral defence takes place Thursday, June 8, at 1:00 pm in the Aula in the main building of the University of Iceland.

Opponents: Opponents are Dr. Karen Seashore Louis Regents Professor Emerita at University of Minnesota, USA, and Dr. Pia Skott Senior Lecturer at Stockholm University, Sweden.

 Main supervisor: Main supervisor was Dr. Anna Kristín Sigurðardóttir Professor at the University of Iceland, School of Education, and co-supervisor Dr. Börkur Hansen at the University of Iceland, School of Education.

Fifty years since UI began offering nursing degrees

27/09/2023 - 11:50

Half a century has passed since teaching began on the first nursing programme at the University of Iceland. This milestone will be marked with a grand celebration on Friday 29 September in the UI Main Building. The University has come a long way since the Department of Nursing was first established and today the Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery educates students to fill a diverse range of roles within the healthcare system.

The University of Iceland began training nurses in the autumn of 1973. The discipline had previously been taught at the Icelandic College of Nursing, which in fact remained open until 1986. The UI Department of Nursing was initially under temporary management within the Faculty of Medicine. For the first few years, there were no permanent members of teaching staff and the programme was actually run by enthusiasts who also had full-time positions elsewhere. 

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