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When I was asked to give a speech for graduation, I found myself thinking about a question that accompanied many of us here: why?

Hæ Hæ, we are Theresa and Julie, two students from southern Germany. We are studying Public Administration at the University of Applied Sciences in Kehl. As part of our studies, we are currently doing a three-month internship at the University Centre of the Westfjords in Ísafjörður.

Last year we spoke to UW alumna Lynnee Jacks and found out what she was doing after her graduation. Today she is back at UW presenting a lecture and we pulled her aside for a quick chat.

Over the past weeks, students at the University Centre of the Westfjords have been taking a closer look at one of today’s most talked-about topics in coastal development through the course Aquaculture, Environment and Society.

Nú hefur aftur verið opnað fyrir umsóknir um dvalarstyrki í Grímshúsi á Ísafirði. Umsóknarfrestur er til 1. júní 2026, og er umsóknargáttin aðgengileg á vefsíðu Grímsson-félaga.

Last summer, one of our students, Gustav Hvalkof Kristensen, participated in the Wadden Sea World Heritage Summer School and decided to tell us about his expirience there.

For the University Centre's 20th anniversary, we reached out to some of our alumni and asked each of them three questions: What is your current position or job? What part of your studies at UW best prepared you for your current role or career? And what is your favourite memory from your time at UW? Their responses were featured in our 20-year anniversary report.

I’m Gustav Hvalkof Kristensen, a CMM student from Denmark and I attended the Korea Arctic Academy this summer.

Fyrsti stjórnarformaður Háskólaseturs Vestfjarða, Halldór Halldórsson, sagði fyrir tuttugu árum við opnunarhátíð Háskólaseturs Vestfjarða "Nú er hátíðarstund – að nokkrum árum liðnum munum við líta til baka og segja; þetta voru gæfuspor."

I’m Tabea Maria Jacob, a second-year student in the Coastal and Marine Management master’s program at the University Centre of the Westfjords. My academic background is in sociology and psychology, and my research interests bring together both natural and social sciences, particularly in the areas of the Blue Economy, fisheries, social justice, and equity.