The University of Iceland offers a diverse selection of summer courses, suitable for current students as well as those planning to pursue higher education or those who wish to improve their skills.
Announcement from the Rector to students and staff.
The first Vigdís Prize, founded in the name of Vigdís Finnbogadóttir, former President of Iceland and UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador for Languages, has been awarded to the Faroese linguist, teacher and publisher Jonhard Mikkelsen.
A project aimed at developing an automatic, 3D image analyser to facilitate and speed up diagnoses of dementia, received the University of Iceland’s Science and Innovation Award, presented in the University Aula yesterday.
The GEST programme had the pleasure to host a visit from the President and the First Lady of Iceland, Mr. Guðni Th. Jóhannesson and Ms. Eliza Reid, at the University of Iceland.
The University of Iceland advertises new grants to support academic staff in public outreach and active participation in society based on their research and specialist knowledge.
Announcment from Rector to students and staff on 8 May.
Jón Atli Benediktsson, rector of the University of Iceland sent the following announcement to students and staff today.
The professors, Auður Hauksdóttir, Magnús Tumi Guðmundsson and Guðbjörg Linda Rafnsdóttir will represent Iceland in the new steering group of a Danish-Icelandic research centre.
The University of Iceland recently signed a cooperative agreement with the University of California on exchange studies in the UC System; consisting of ten universities, including UC Berkeley, UCLA, UC San Diego and UC Santa Barbara (UCSB).
