University of Youth back on track
Around 120 kids from ages 12 to 14 attend the University of Youth at the University of Iceland from 14 - 16 June when the school reopens after the pandemic. Languages and programming, COVID-19, political science, sports and volcanic eruptions are the subjects tackled by students this summer.
The University of Youth was established in 2004 and is a platform for knowledge-hungry and energetic youngsters to learn about science and the wonders of the universe from diverse and interesting perspectives.
The school has been extremely popular in the past, but it was cancelled last summer due to COVID-19. It is thus a great pleasure for the University of Iceland to yet again welcome children on campus due to good results in the battle against the corona pandemic, even though the programme this year is marked by restrictions on gatherings and infection prevention.
The programme had to be scaled down this year due to the pandemic, so instead of the 370 students in a normal year, only 120 will attend the programme this summer. Students could choose between two fixed timetables with six courses each with only 15 students in each group. Teaching takes place in the morning in two University buildings, Askja and Árnagarður, and great emphasis is placed on infection prevention.
The subjects, however, will be diverse and touch upon social sciences, humanities, educational sciences, health sciences, and natural sciences equally. The timetables include, on the one hand, subjects like chemistry, UN Sustainable Development Goals, Chinese studies, pharmacy, political science and leisure studies, and on the other other hand subjects are COVID-19, volcanoes and volcanic eruptions, social work, sport and health sciences, Japanese studies and programming.
Teaching at the University of Youth is in the hands of University teaching staff and students.
Registration for the University of Youth took place online at the end of May and demand was so great that all places were filled within half an hour.
It is possible to monitor the University of Youth both on its website and Facebook page.
