The University of Iceland opens its doors to the public on Saturday 3 March between 12 and 4 p.m. The open house features numerous events and presentations displaying science in a colourful and vibrant manner.
Over three thousand participants are enrolled in the University's first international online course launched today and offered in partnership with edX, a leading international online learning platform founded by Harvard and MIT.
"Knowledge is the currency of the future," said Jón Atli Benediktsson, rector of the University of Iceland, at the graduation of 437 candidates last Saturday.
Cynthia Enloe, Her talk is entitled: #IcelandToo? How Patriarchy Is Perpetuated. The talk is based on her new book, The Big Push: Exposing and Challenging the Persistence of Patriarchy.
Almost 440 candidates receive their diplomas in both undergraduate and graduate studies from the University of Iceland in Háskólabíó (University Cinema), on Saturday 24 February at 1 p.m.
Scenarios created by research teams at the University of Iceland show that the impact of a major volcanic eruption in Iceland could bring air travel in Europe, and elsewhere, to a halt for days on end.
The School of Education, University of Iceland and the Vigdís Finnbogadóttir Institute of Foreign Languages are pleased to host the third international conference on Early Language Learning which will be held in Reykjavík on June 13-15, 2018.
The Rector of University of Iceland has launched an annual series of lectures called the University in Society.
Jón Atli Benediktsson, rector of the University of Iceland, was recently elected to the board of the Aurora Universities Network of nine European Universities.
Marina Warner, a British novelist and professor in English and creative writing, is this year’s honorary guest at the University of Iceland Humanities Conference.
