Summer courses are a good way for students to take part of their studies abroad and they can be the perfect opportunity for those who are unable to go abroad for a semester or the full academic year.
If you are interested in having credits from summer courses transferred to your programme at UI, you will need to consult your faculty before departure. You must fill in a Learning Agreement that your faculty will need to approve.
The International Division oversees applications and nominations for summer programmes at the following institutions:
- Stanford University, USA
- Columbia University, USA
- Nordic Centre, Fudan University, China
- Nordic Centre India, Hyderabad and Bangalore, India
The International Division also nominates students to participate in Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships (SURF) at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech).
Summer at Stanford University
University of Iceland students will have the opportunity to participate in the 8-week International Honors Program (IHP) at Stanford University.
Undergraduate and Master´s students from all disciplines, who have completed at least one academic year (60 ECTS) at UI at the start of the summer program with a minimum GPA of 7.5 are eligible to apply. Students can select from a variety of courses and must enroll in at least 8 Stanford units (12 ECTS) that can be transferred to UI.
All nominated UI students will receive a 20% discount of the tuition fees.
A group of students from the University of Iceland has participated in the summer program at Stanford since 2010, when an agreement was first established between Stanford University and the University of Iceland. This is a unique opportunity for UI students to study at one of the leading universities in the world. The IHP Program can come to good use when applying for further studies.
Further information and applications
Summer at Columbia University in New York City
Students at the University of Iceland have the opportunity to attend the summer program at Columbia University in New York.
Columbia University is an Ivy League university, a group of eight prestigious and long-established universities on the East Coast of the United States that consistently rank in top places for the best universities in the world. The University of Iceland and Columbia University signed an agreement in 2015 and since then, students from the University of Iceland have regularly participated in their programs.
Students at the University of Iceland can apply to be visiting students during the fall or spring semester subject to tuition fees, due to the agreement. This opportunity can come in handy for those who are considering graduate programs in the United States.
The summer program at Columbia University is open to all students at the University of Iceland in undergraduate and graduate programs that have finished at least one year (60 ECTS) before the summer program begins, with an average GPA of at least 7,5.
Students can choose from a wide selection of courses at undergraduate and graduate levels at Columbia University. Students must choose a course that gives at least 6 U.S. credits (equivalent to 12 ECTS). Students can apply for these credits to be transferred to their studies at the University of Iceland.
It is possible to apply for grants for summer courses at universities in the Nordlys network. The grant is a max of € 70 per week and the travel grant is a max of € 660.
If the host university requires students to be nominated, please contact the International Division - outgoing.europe@hi.is.
For example, it is possible to apply for summer courses at the following universities:
Aarhus University
Roskilde University
University of Southern Denmark
University of Copenhagen
Tampere University
University of Eastern Finland
University of Helsinki
University of Jyväskylä
University of Turku
University of Oslo
Linköping University
Linnæus University
University of Gothenburg
Students at the University of Iceland can also apply for various other summer programmes.
VU Amsterdam, The Netherlands
VU Amsterdam Summer School
Singapore Management University, Singapore
Global Summer Programme
Copenhagen Business School (CBS), Denmark
ISUP, International Summer University Programme
Seinan Gakuin University, Japan
Seinan Summer Japanese Program
Application deadline 1 March
Kyoto University, Japan
Kyoto University Amgen Scholars Program
Application deadline 1 February
University of Antwerp, Belgium
Antwerp Summer University
INSA Lyon, France
Innov@INSA Summer Program
Paris School of Business, France
Summer Programs in Paris