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03 January 2025 /Exposition on Performance-Based University Funding Available in English
The Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Innovation has published an Exposition on Performance-Based University Funding in English. An Icelandic version was originally published in September 2024...
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19 December 2023 /Reykjanes Volcanic Eruption: Tourism Response Team Meeting and Media Centre Reopened
A Volcanic Eruption started yesterday northwest of Grindavík in the Reykjanes peninsula. This eruption follows intense seismic activity over the past few weeks. The international airport in Kefla...
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11 November 2023 /Government and tourist service provider emergency response plan activated
In light of the development of earthquakes in Reykjanes, the response plan for the authorities and the tourism industry has been activated. It aims to ensure an orderly and coordinated response by all...
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14 March 2023 /Head start for Icelandic
Icelandic was chosen as the first language, other than English, to feature in the development phase of the latest version of OpenAI's GPT-4 project, which was officially announced today. Icelan...
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09 January 2023 /Iceland ratifies the Global Convention on the Recognition of Qualifications concerning Higher Education
On December 5, 2022, Iceland and Andorra ratified the UNESCO Global Convention on the Recognition of Qualifications concerning Higher Education, thus becoming the 19th and ...
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22 December 2022 /EUIPO’s Grand Board rules in favour of Iceland
The European Union Intellectual Property Office’s Grand Board of Appeal has rejected all of the requests of the British retail chain Iceland Foods Ltd regarding the use of the word mark Iceland. The c...
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24 November 2022 /Better Access and More Efficient Processing of Official Documents Priorities for International Specialists in Iceland
Áslaug Arna Sigurbjörnsdóttir, Minister of Higher Education, Science and Innovation, hosted a workshop earlier this week where attendees discussed opportunities for improve...
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31 August 2022 /Iceland‘s National Cybersecurity Strategy 2022-2037 released in English
The Icelandic National Cybersecurity Strategy for the years 2022-2037 has been released in English on the Government’s website. The strategy includes the Government’s vision and objectives for the sta...
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13 July 2022 /Opportunities in Icelandic Universities for Ukrainian University Students
The Russian invasion of Ukraine has posed a serious threat to the lives of millions of people, many of whom have been forced to flee their home. The host countries are now called upon to respond to th...
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27 June 2022 /Would you like to work for the Government?
The role of the Ministry of Higher Education, Innovation and Science is to combine the powers of higher education, science, industry and innovation, thus enhancing prosperity and creating knowledge-ba...
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27 January 2022 /Nordic Bridges cultural initiative kicks off today!
Nordic art and culture will be placed firmly in the spotlight when the Nordic Bridges cultural initiative officially launches in Canada on 27 January 2022. Built on pillars such as resilience and arti...
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14 April 2020 /Nordic cooperation vital post COVID-19
The Nordic Ministers of business met to discuss ways ways to focus on a cross-Nordic approach to re-energising the trade, industries, tourism, service sectors and innovative focused companies in the N...