A total of 2108 candidates receive their diplomas in both undergraduate and graduate studies from the University of Iceland in Laugardalshöll, on Saturday 25 June.
The next NonfictioNOW conference will be held in Reykjavík from 2–4 June 2017, hosted by the University of Iceland.
Jane Goodall is a role model in how scientists can have sociological impact. Her coming to Iceland and the programme around that will inspire the scientific community in how to use our knowledge for the common good.
Scientists at the University of Iceland have, in collaboration with Marsýn, completed the three-dimensional model; CODE (Cartesian coordinates Ocean model with three-Dimensional adaptive mesh refinement and primitive Equations).
The Professors Guðbjörg Linda Rafnsdóttir and Steinunn Gestsdóttir have been appointed Pro-Rectors at the University of Iceland. Guðmundur Ragnar Jónsson Professor was also appointed as Managing Director of the University’s central administration.
The University of Iceland’s Faculty of Nursing hosted an international seminar on leadership in nursing and healthcare on 17 – 20 May.
The United Nations University Gender Equality Studies and Training Programme (UNU-GEST) celebrated the graduation of 15 fellows with a post-graduate diploma in international gender studies.
PhD studies at the School of Health Sciences have been awarded an international quality assurance from the European organisation ORPHEUS (Organisation for PhD Education in Biomedicine and Health Sciences in the European System).
EDDA Research Center will be hosting an international conference entitled Future of Democracy on May 20–21 at the lecture hall of the National Museum of Iceland (Þjóðminjasafn).
Last year the Faculty of Political Science signed a collaborative contract with the University of Bratislava in Slovakia.
