David M. Malone, Rector of the United Nations University, visited the UNU-GEST programme at the University of Iceland earlier this month.
Kristin Vala Ragnarsdottir Professor at the Faculty of Earth Sciences has with colleagues obtained funding of 3.2 million Euros to train 12 PhD students.
Jón Atli Benediktsson, Professor at the Faculty of Electrical and Computer Engineering, took office as Rector of the University of Iceland; at an inauguration ceremony at the University of Iceland on Tuesday, 30 June.
Jón Atli Benediktsson will take office as Rector of the University of Iceland; succeeding Kristín Ingólfsdóttir, at the inauguration ceremony at the University of Iceland on Tuesday, 30 June at 2. p.m.
A Celebration on the 35th Anniversary of the Election of Vigdís Finnbogadóttir to the Icelandic Presidency, the World’s First Woman to be Elected to Presidency in Democratic Elections.
The Centre for Small State Studies at the University of Iceland is hosting an intensive summer school focused on small states and European integration from 22 June to 4 July.
A record number of graduates, or 2,081 students, receive their graduate and undergraduate certificates from the University of Iceland tomorrow, Saturday 20 June. There will be two ceremonies for this occasion; the last two for our current Rector, Kristín Ingólfsdóttir.
The University of Iceland celebrates the 100th anniversary of women’s suffrage in Iceland by hosting an open conference today: Power and democracy in Iceland – 100 years later.
Axel Hall was the 500th doctor to graduate from the University of Iceland since its foundation in 1911.
The European Union awarded close to €4 million to Sound of Vision, a project that aims to build an innovative wearable system to assist visually impaired people in navigating and perceiving the environment.
