Sprettur is a project of social innovation at the Division of Academic Affairs at the University of Iceland.
Sprettur supports and prepares students with an immigrant background to pursue university studies and become sustainable in their learning process through educational and social companionship and mentoring.
The goal of Sprettur is to create equal opportunities in education towards integration.
For whom?
Sprettur is designed for students with immigrant backgrounds who come from non-academic families.
You can participate in Sprettur if:
- You are at least 18 years old.
- You want to finish secondary school and proceed to university.
- You are beginning your university studies and feel the need of extra support to do it well.
- Your parents and their parents were born abroad, whether you were also born abroad or not.
- Few or no one in your family has a university degree.
What do Sprettur participants do?
Participants learn more about themselves, their communities, and higher education. We do this by offering participants:
- workshops
- study groups
- intercultural events
- mentoring
Students take part in Sprettur between one to four years and attend various intercultural gatherings and study groups twice a month. There is compulsory attendance.
What is in it for me?
- Social and educational support
- Mentoring and companionship support
- Personal development
- Empowerment and inclusion
