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Your knowledge benefits the world!

This spring, the University of Iceland offers Spark Social, a five-day on-site session for students from all disciplines and from universities across Europe. The course is intended for students in their final year of undergraduate studies as well as Master's students. Participants will gain a deeper understanding of contemporary challenges and work on solutions for them.

A limited number of seats are available! Registration is open until 21 January 2024.

 Course registration for UI students

Students at the UI who are in the third year of an undergraduate or Master's programme can register. You can register for the course during the course registration revision period in the spring semester, or up to and including 21 January.

The course is worth 6 ECTS credits and is recognised as an elective course with the approval of the your faculty. 

See here to learn more the course structure

Registration
You can apply to register using a simple registration form.

The course is also open to students from all Aurora universities.

 Is Spark for you?

Do you want to:

  • take part in a course that is different from all other courses
  • learn about networking and building connections
  • work to advance global goals using innovation
  • work with students from other UI schools
  • learn from a diverse group of influential people in Icelandic society
  • enhance your employment prospects
 Course structure, important dates and further information

There are three elements to the course:

  1. Innovation - Students apply innovative thinking to tackle challenges in close collaboration with students from other schools.
  2. Career development - Students prepare for the challenges facing them after graduation, get to know people from industry and develop networking skills.
  3. The SDGs - The challenges set for students in this course are directly linked to the UN Sustainable Development Goals, which are becoming more and more integrated into the private and public sectors.

At the end of the on-site session, student teams will present their own solution. The presentation will be attended by the organisers of Startup Social, an accelerator focused on social ventures, and successful teams will receive support to prepare an application to the accelerator. Students will also have the opportunity to submit their solutions to the SEISMIC Awards.

Finally, students will receive a certificate confirming their participation and successful completion of the course.

There is an on-site meeting from May 12 to 16, 2025. You are expected to be present from 9 am. to 4 pm. on those days. 

To prepare for the on-site meeting you must participate in five online sessions on Thursdays or Fridays between February and May 2025.

Session to choose from

Thursdays sessions 1 pm to 3 pm.

  • 26 January
  • 6 February
  • 27 February
  • 20 March
  • 10 April

Friday sessions 9 am to 11 am.

  • 24 January
  • 7 February
  • 28 February
  • 21 March
  • 11 April

Registration closes 16 December 2023.

  • Registration closes 31 December 2023.
    Students are strongly encouraged to register before 10 December 2023 to qualify for early admission (and be accepted onto the course before 22 December 2023).
  • Students who participate in the course and complete the required groundwork receive a transcript confirming completion of 6 ECTS.
  • Admissions will aim at creating a diverse group of students.
  • The course is an Erasmus+ programme (BIP) and fulfils the requirements for an Erasmus+ student mobility grant. Please check with your home university whether you can apply for Erasmus+ or other mobility grants to attend the course.
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