Nine students and four scholars from diverse academic fields at both Icelandic and Japanese universities, received grants from the Watanabe Trust Fund at the University of Iceland.
Today, the first day of summer in Iceland, a festive ceremony was held to mark the occasion of the opening of Veröld - hús Vigdísar and the inauguration of the Vigdís International Centre for Multilingualism and Intercultural Understanding.
A historic project in the field of volcanic research, involving magma drilling in the Icelandic volcano Krafla, is being planned.
Jón Karl Helgason's recently published book on modern adaptations of the Icelandic Eddas; The Afterlife of the Eddas and Sagas, is among the Guardian's top 10 books about the Vikings.
The University of Iceland and the University of Bergen intend to strengthen their cooperative relationship in research, teaching, promoting science, and student and staff exchange.
The Centre for Small State Studies starts a new project. “Small States in Europe: Towards a Cross-Disciplinary Approach”.
Jón Atli Benediktsson, Rector of the University of Iceland, took part in the Association of Internal Education Administrators Annual Conference, held in Washington D.C. in February.
The University of Iceland opens its doors to the public Saturday 4 March, between 12 and 4 p.m.
The University of Iceland, the University Bookstore, and the Astronomy web have organised a stargazing session under the guidance of Sævar Helgi Bragason, Astronomy educator, in front of the University of Iceland's Main Building on Friday, 3 March.
A cooperative agreement on student exchange was recently signed with ETH Zurich in Switzerland. The university is placed number nine on the Times Higher Education World University Ranking.
