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 Herdís SveinsdóttirProfessor5254971herdis [at] hi.is Active Vice Head of Faculty Erla Kolbrún SvavarsdóttirProfessor5254218eks [at] hi.is Administrative Officer Sigrún SigurðardóttirAdministrative Officer5254961sigrunsi [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: Herdís Sveinsdóttir, head of faculty Ólöf Ásta Ólafsdóttir, senior lecturer Prof. Erla Kolbrún Svavarsdóttir Prof. Guðrún Kristjánsdóttir Hildur Sigurðardóttir, lecturer Eyrún Baldursdóttir, BS student representative (1. year) Aníta Ýr Pétursdóttir, BS student representative (2. year) Fanney Kristjánsdóttir, BS student representative (3. year) NN, postgraduate student representative Substitutes: Prof. Kristín Björnsdóttir Dir. Guðrún Pétursdóttir Ásta María Kjartansdóttir, BS student representative NN, postgraduate student representative Member: Heba Soffía Björnsdóttir, Administrative Officer 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: Prof. Brynja Örlygsdóttir, chairman Rannveig Jóna Jónasdóttir, lecturer Emma Marie Swift, lecturer Eydís Kr. Sveinbjarnardóttir, lecturer Postgraduate student representative Substitutes: Þórunn Scheving Elíasdóttir, dósent Berglind Hálfdánsdóttir, dósent Member: Hulda Long, project manager Standing Committee The Standing Committee of the Faculty (cf. Aricale 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: Prof. Herdís Sveinsdóttir, chairman Prof. Guðrún Kristjánsdóttir Prof. Erla Kolbrún Svavarsdóttir Member: Hulda Long, project manager Department of Midwifery Prof. Helga Gottfreðsdóttir, chairman Berglind Hálfdánsdóttir, lecturer Hildur Sigurðardóttir, lecturer Inga María Hlíðar Thorsteinson, 2. year student representative Edda Rún Kjartansdóttir, 1. year student representative Substitutes: Prof. Sóley S. Bender Member: Elín Helgadóttir, project manager Programme board in Sexology Prof. Sóley Bender, chairman Prof. Sólveig Anna Bóasdóttir, (staff member of the Faculty of Theology and Religious Studies UI) Course assessment Committee Birna G. Flygenring, chairman Þóra Jenný Gunnarsdóttir, Senior Lecturer NN, 3. year student representative Starfsmaður Sólveig Margrét Karlsdóttir, project manager Surveillance of plagiarism Herdís Sveinsdóttir, chairman Arnheiður Sigurðardóttir, project manager Prof. Sóley S. Bender Substitute Prof. Erla Kolbrún Svavarsdóttir Advisory Committee for Nursing licence and Specialist license in Nursing Prof. Guðrún Kristjánsdóttir, chairman Birna G. Flygenring, Lecturer Ingibjörg Hjaltadóttir, Senior Lecturer Member Heba Soffía Björnsdóttir, Administrative Officer facebooklinkedintwitter
