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.
The book Images of the North. Histories – Identities – Ideas, recently received the annual silver awards of the Association for Borderlands Studies.
Diploma studies in Nurse Anaesthesia at the graduate level at the University of Iceland Faculty of Nursing received last October a certification of the International Federation of Nurse Anaesthetists, IFNA.
Kristín Ingólfsdóttir, Rector of the University of Iceland and Liu Jianping, Chairman of the University CPC Standing Committee, recently signed a partnership agreement enabling students at both universities to apply for exchange studies.
The City of Reykjavík and the University of Iceland signed a partnership agreement on Wednesday, 7 January, to prepare the foundation of a centre for peace.