Two representatives from the Organisation for PhD Education in Biomedicine and Health Sciences in the European System came for a two day visit at the School of Health Sciences to finalize the quality assessment of the School’s PhD studies.
The Watanabe Trust Fund at the University of Iceland calls for applications from students or scholars who wish to carry out a part of their studies or research work in Iceland or Japan.
The annual International Day of the University of Iceland will be held on 12 November where opportunities for exchange studies and other studies abroad are introduced.
FUTUREVOLC IS project in the field of volcanology, led by University of Iceland in collaboration with the Icelandic Meteorological Office.
The University of Iceland and Guandong University of Foreign Studies signed a cooperation agreement at the end of September.
Þórsteinssjóður is a fund which has the goal to support blind and visually impaired students at the University of Iceland. Deadlines for applications to Þórsteinssjóður this year is November 12th.
The University of Iceland received its third acknowledgement from the StudyPortals Association for the year 2015, measuring international student satisfaction whilst studying abroad.
“Innovation is a long and demanding process, and some aspects of it can hardly be realised if ideas are not publicised within universities,” says Ágústa Guðmundsdóttir, Professor Emeritus at the Faculty of Food Science and Nutrition.
The Centre for Arctic Policy Studies at the University of Iceland (www.caps.hi.is) has organized an annual seminar on Arctic affairs,
Refugee issues, the idea behind the #freethenipple campaign, islamophobia, brainwaste, sustainability as equality, and numerous educational and artistic events are part of the programme of Equality Days 2015.