The Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery is one of six faculties within the School of Health Sciences at the University of Iceland. The Head of Faculty is its director and works under the authority of the Dean of the School of Health Sciences. Administration of the Faculty is in the hands of the Head of Faculty and the Faculty meeting. The Head of Faculty is elected by the Faculty meeting and hired by the Dean of the School of Health Sciences for two years at a time. The Head of Faculty sits on the Governing Board of the School. The Head of Faculty is the academic leader of the Faculty and is responsible, in consultation with the Dean of the School, for formulation of faculty policy, organisation of study, quality of teaching and research, relations with collaborating partners and ensuring that the Faculty and its units operate in conformity with the School's budget. The Head of Faculty calls for Faculty meetings 2-4 times a year. Governance Head of Faculty Helga BragadóttirProfessor5254988helgabra [at] hi.is Active Vice Head of Faculty Brynja ÖrlygsdóttirAssociate Professor5254993brynjaor [at] hi.is Administrative Officer Sigrún SigurðardóttirAdministrative Officersigrunsi [at] hi.is Committees and councils Faculty Board The Faculty Board may consider all matters that concern the faculty, but the final decision only deals with the issues that the Faculty Assembly has delegated to the decision-making authority. Appointment of Faculty Board: Helga Bragadóttir, Head of Faculty Brynja Örlygsdóttir, Associate Professor Emma Marie Swift, Assistant Professor Rúnar Vilhjálmsson, Professor Þóra Jenný Gunnardóttir, Associate Professor BS student representative Postgraduate student representative Substitutes: Sævar Ingþórsson, Associate professor Eydís Kr Sveinbjarnardóttir, Assistant professor BS student representative Postgraduate student representative Members of staff: Sigrún Sigurðardóttir, Administrative Officer Sigrún María Ammendrup, Project Manager NN, postgraduate student representative Postgraduate Committee The Postgraduate Committee at the Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery handles issues relating to Master's studies, under the authority of the Faculty council. The committee ensures that graduate studies are organised and implemented in accordance with general University of Iceland rules and Faculty rules, as well as promoting the development of graduate studies at the Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery and processing matters concerning students. Disputes, applications for graduate programmes, requests for study leave, and other issues related to programme organisation and student interests should be referred to the committee. Appointment of Postgraduate Committee: Brynja Örlygsdóttir, Professor, Chairman Rannveig Jóna Jónasdóttir, Lecturer Emma Marie Swift, Lecturer Eydís Kr. Sveinbjarnardóttir, Lecturer Postgraduate student representative Substitutes: Þórunn Scheving Elíasdóttir, dósent Helga Gottfreðsdóttir, dósent Member of staff: Hulda Long, Project Manager Standing Committee The Standing Committee of the Faculty (cf. Articale 69, paragraph 1) examines the doctoral candidate's application. The committee decides whether the application meets quality requirements, etc. taking into account the criteria applicable to doctoral studies. Appointment of Standing Committee: Helga Bragadóttir, Chairman Guðrún Kristjánsdóttir, Professor Erla Kolbrún Svavarsdóttir, Professor Helga Jónsdóttir, Professor Member of staff: Hulda Long, Project Manager Department of Midwifery Emma Marie Swift, Chairman Valgerður Lísa Sigurðardóttir, Assistant Professor Hildur Sigurðardóttir, Assistant Professor 2. year student representative 1. year student representative Substitutes: Steinunn Zophoníasdóttir Member of staff: Arnheiður Sigurðardóttir, Project Manager Programme board in Sexology Sóley Bender, Professor, Chairman Sólveig Anna Bóasdóttir, Professor, Faculty of Theology and Religious Studies UI Course assessment Committee Þóra Jenný Gunnarsdóttir, Chairman Þórunn Scheving Elíasdóttir, Associate Professor NN, 3. year student representative Member of staff: Ebba Sif Möller, Project Manager Surveillance of plagiarism Helga Bragadóttir, Chairman Arnheiður Sigurðardóttir, Project Manager Ásta Bjarney Pétursdóttir, Associate Professor Substitute Ásta Thoroddsen, Professor Advisory Committee for Nursing licence and Specialist license in Nursing Guðrún Kristjánsdóttir, Chairman Birna G. Flygenring, Associate Professor Þórunn Scheving Elíasdóttir, Associate Professor Selection Committee: Helga Bragadóttir, Head of Faculty Kristín Björnsdóttir, Professor 2 representatives Ad hoc Members of staff: Sigrún Sigurðardóttir, Administrative Officer Dagný Hængsdóttir facebooklinkedintwitter
