Information pages regarding the rector elections at the University of Iceland have been opened on the University's Icelandic and English websites. The elections take place on 18 and 19 March 2025.
Four hundred sixty-two candidates will graduate from the University of Iceland on Friday, 21 February, at a festive graduation ceremony in the University Cinema at 3 pm.
Jón Atli Benediktsson, Professor of Electrical Engineering and Rector of the University of Iceland, has been elected to the National Academy of Engineering (NAE).
The Aðalsteinn Kristjánsson Memorial Fund to advance natural sciences and chemistry at the University of Iceland calls for grant applications.
The first international Aurora-conference on the role of higher education in peacebuilding takes place now, from 17 to 21 February.
Reykjavik, Iceland, February 13, 2025 – The President of Iceland, Halla Tomasdottir, presented the Asa Gudmundsdottir Wright Award today at a ceremony at the presidential residence. This year’s recipients are G. Fertram Sigurjonsson, Founder and CEO of Kerecis, and Jon Atli Benediktsson, Rector of the University of Iceland.
The Universities of Iceland and Hólar will this summer run an archaeological field school, in collaboration with The Cultural Heritage Agency of Iceland, at Hofstaðir in Mývatnsveit in Northern Iceland.
The election committee for the upcoming election for rector of the University of Iceland decided yesterday that the election will be held on 18 and 19 March 2025.
The new Board of the Institute of International Affairs at the University of Iceland held its first meeting on Tuesday, February 4. Guðni Th. Jóhannesson, Professor at the Faculty of History at the University of Iceland and President of Iceland from 2016 to 2024, has been appointed as the new Chair.
Hate speech and discrimination are the main themes of this year’s Equality Days taking place in Icelandic universities from 10 to 13 February.
