The Faculty of Nursing 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 The Postgraduate Committee The Postgraduate Committee (RNN) 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 RNN: Prof. Helga Bragadóttir, chairman Prof. Sóley S. Bender, Prof. Kristín Björnsdóttir NN, postgraduate student representative Substitutes: Brynja Örlygsdóttir, Senior Lecturer Member: Margrét Gunnarsdóttir, project manager Department of Midwifery Ólöf Ásta Ólafsdóttir, 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) 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 Course assessment Committee Birna G. Flygenring, chairman Þóra Jenný Gunnarsdóttir, Senior Lecturer NN, 3. year student representative Starfsmaður Sólveig Margrét Karlsdóttir, project manager emailfacebooklinkedintwitter
