Students from the course Sustainable Aquaculture struck gold during their field trip to Thingeyri on Wednesday. Instructors Peter Krost and Pierre-Olivier Fontaine took their students to visit Arctic Fish where they learned about its operation and were given a tour of the company at its base in the Blue Bank. After that, the group went out on a boat to have a look at the sea farming docks in Dýrafjordur.
The campaign Íslenskuvænt samfélag - við erum öll almannakennarar just received a grant from the Development Fund for Immigration Issues. That means that last year's successful work will continue and improve this year, with more frequent and diverse program in 2023. A new slogan has been selected now: Gefum íslensku séns! (Give Icelandic a Chance!)
When it was announced recently who would receive the annual grants from the Westfjord Development Fund, there were quite a few UW affiliated names on the list. It shows that our current and former students, as well as staff, are incredibly innovative and enthusiastic about contributing to the communities in the Westfjords, as a result of coming here to study and work at UW.
When it was announced recently who would receive the annual grants from the Westfjord Development Fund, there were quite a few UW affiliated names on the list. It shows that our current and former students, as well as staff, are incredibly innovative and enthusiastic about contributing to the communities in the Westfjords, as a result of coming here to study and work at UW.
UW took part in a science communication event in Patreksfjörður last month, called "Popcorn, soda, and science." Rannsóknarsamfélag Vestfjarða, which is an interdisciplinary group of researchers from around the Westfjords, gathered at the local movie theatre in Patreksfjörður and invited the public to watch short informal science presentations while having popcorn and soda.
Ester Sturludóttir has been hired as one of two receptionists at the University Centre of the Westfjords.
Ester has worked in Ísafjörður for a while, at the Íslandsbanki branch and as a personal trainer at Stúdío Dan. She is currently studying Business at Bifröst University.
As of today, we are open for applications for the next school year! The University Centre of the Westfjords offers two master's programs, Coastal and Marine Management and Coastal Communities and Regional Development. Note that all information can be found on UW's website but the application portal is hosted by the University of Akureyri.
Also, non-Icelandic speakers please use the EN version of UW's website rather than using online translation software.
Applications are open till spring but UW's first deadline is 15 February. Those who apply before that date may expect to receive an answer by early March the latest.
As of tomorrow, the University of Akureyri will have a permanent work station at UW, an office located on 1st floor which teachers and other staff of UNAK can use while staying in Ísafjörður for a short or long time. This will come in handy as there's already so much collaboration between UNAK and UW and it will be good for the staff of both insitutes to meet face to face, even though technology makes remote collaboration pretty easy.
The newly founded institute Grimsson Center hosted a symposium at the University Centre on Monday 28 November, to introduce a new, international fellowship located in Ísafjörður.
Grímshús in Túngata is the childhood home of Mr. Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson, former president of Iceland and founder of the Arctic Circle Organization. It will henceforth be available as an accommodation for academics who get granted a Nordurslod fellowship to dwell in Ísafjörður for 2-6 weeks.
The Arctic Circle Assembly was the big event of October, as usual but there's plenty of things happening in November too. Most of all, applications to study at UW will open this month, so spread the word if you know of someone considering coastal studies in a beautiful place in Iceland!
We are over half-way into the autumn term and students are very busy and concentrated on their studies but of course they try to enjoy themselves too. Let's take a look back on the fabulous time we had at the Arctic Circle Assembly which took place in Reykjavik in beautiful but cold weather.
