Last month, professor Ólafur Pétur Pálsson, vice chair of the University council, assumed the position of president of NORDTEK for the next two years. NORDTEK is a network of universities in the Nordic and Baltic countries that offer education in advanced engineering.
Between June 16 and 20, eight representatives from the University of Iceland took part in exciting Erasmus+ BIP courses that were held by Universitat Rovira i Virgili, UI‘s partner within the Aurora university partnership.
The University of Iceland and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Boston have signed a collaboration agreement that opens new opportunities for master’s students at the University of Iceland to undertake part of their studies at this prestigious American institution.
A statement affirming the critical importance of academic freedom and institutional independence was jointly issued by the rectors of all the Icelandic universities issued a statement after their meeting on 24 June.
Shipwrecks might not seem like a positive feature of the ocean floor. They are man-made remnants, generally resulting from incidents or even disasters at sea, and yet in many cases they are recognised as cultural heritage sites.
GRÓ - Centre for Capacity Development, Sustainability and Societal Changes and the University of Iceland have signed an agreement on the continued operation of the GRÓ Gender Equality Studies and Training Programme (GRÓ GEST) at the University.
Can the invasive American mink, often considered an aggressive species, appear to be friendly? It might surprise some people, but the answer is yes. At any rate, this was the conclusion of a study conducted by the University of Iceland, the West Iceland Nature Research Centre, the University of Oxford and Stockholm University.
The University of Iceland has relocated part of its high-performance computing infrastructure to the premises of the Icelandic Meteorological Office.
Two innovative Horizon Europe-funded projects, VERGE and GAMMA, have come together for a dissemination event aimed at fueling the dialogue on sustainable ammonia production to contribute to the green transition of the shipping sector.
Silja Bára R. Ómarsdóttir formally received the Rector's Chain of Office, the symbol of the office of rector, from the outgoing Rector, Professor Jón Atli Benediktsson of the Faculty of Electrical and Computer Engineering, who has served in the role for the past ten years.
