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The University of Iceland and the US Embassy in Iceland are now inviting applications for the Academy for Women Entrepreneurs (AWE) programme. The programme, specifically aimed at women, will start on 23 January 2025 and end on 30 April with a graduation ceremony.

Unlike what is sometimes heard in public discourse, languages are not static but constantly evolving and changing. 

Silja Bára Ómarsdóttir chosen into Global Community for Women’s Leadership.

Knowledge creation is a priority at UI – research conducted at the University has a broad impact and addresses many complex challenges currently facing Iceland and the world.

Jón Atli Benediktsson, rector of the University of Iceland and professor of electrical and computer engineering, is the only research scientist working in Iceland included on the Clarivate Analytics list of the most influential researchers in the world.

Today, 11 November, marks 60 years since the founding of the scholarship fund Háskólasjóður hf. Eimskipafélags Íslands.

International Days will be held on 6-8 November. The programme will include presentations about opportunities to study abroad, an International Festival, a pub quiz, karaoke, and more.

Sofiya Zahova has been appointed director of Vigdís International Centre for Multilingualism and Intercultural Understanding at the University of Iceland.

National team athletes in swimming and cycling, as well as players from numerous top-division teams in football and basketball, have taken advantage of the outstanding facilities for sports measurements at the Research Centre for Sports and Health Sciences at the University of Iceland.

Aurora is a network of closely collaborating, research-intensive European universities working to shape the future of higher education.