Three applications have been received for the post of rector of the University of Iceland. All three applicants are eligible to fill the post, as determined by the University Council.
The Minister of Education, Science and Culture, Vigdís Finnbogadóttir, Former President of Iceland, and Kristín Ingólfsdóttir, Rector of the University of Iceland broke ground for a new building for the University’s Vigdís Finnbogadóttir Institute of Foreign Languages.
The interaction of art and science on the one hand, and darkness and tourism on the other played a major role in the conference on the dynamics of darkness in the North was held at the University of Iceland 26 to 28 February.
The University of Iceland opens its doors to the public next Saturday, 28 February between 12 and 4 p.m.
Almost 500 candidates receive their diplomas in both undergraduate and graduate studies from the University of Iceland in Háskólabíó (University Cinema), on Saturday 21 February.
Jurisdiction in criminal matters is one of the central issues concerning criminal justice. A new book on Criminal Jurisdiction – a Nordic Perspective, was published recently.
Icelandic and international scholars discuss the complex developments leading to the banking collapse in Iceland and the larger social and cultural implications and consequences in a new book „Gambling Debt: Iceland’s Rise and Fall in the Global Economy“.
Kristín Vala Ragnarsdóttir, Professor at the Faculty of Earth Sciences has been accepted to the Club of Rome, that works on identifying the most crucial problems that will determine the future of humanity.
Jón Atli Benediktsson, Pro Rector of Academic Affairs at the University of Iceland, and Cao Yijia, Vice President of Hunan University, recently signed a partnership agreement between the two universities on student exchanges last November.
Scientists at the University of Iceland recently received an international award for the best science article in the International Journal of Image and Data Fusion for 2012-2013.
