University of Iceland Prague 19 April 2016 ATH. í skjalinu er laus „toppur“ ofan á grunninum, svo hægt sé að láta ljósmynd ná undir toppinn. Eftir að ljósmynd hefur verið sett inn í skjalið, notið þá „Arrange“ -> „Bring to front“ til að lyfta toppinum yfir ljósmyndina. Ef ekki er þörf á að myndefni nái undir toppinn er honum einfaldlega eytt af síðunni. University of Iceland Prague 19 April 2016

ATH. í skjalinu er laus „toppur“ ofan á grunninum, svo hægt sé að láta ljósmynd ná undir toppinn. Eftir að ljósmynd hefur verið sett inn í skjalið, notið þá „Arrange“ -> „Bring to front“ til að lyfta toppinum yfir ljósmyndina. Ef ekki er þörf á að myndefni nái undir toppinn er honum einfaldlega eytt af síðunni. Founded in 1911

Currently some 14,000 students are enrolled at the University, including over 1,100 international students

The University of Iceland comprises five schools and 25 faculties offering over four hundred different programmes of study. It is the only university in Iceland offering undergraduate and graduate programmes in all major academic disciplines, including doctoral degrees in most fields of study.

Comprehensive research-based university with extensive international collaboration with universities and research institutes

University of Iceland’s International Collaboration

3rd Phase: UoI Stragetic Plan 2016–2021 Internationalisation high on the agenda. Teaching: Lower teacher/student ratio. More focus on MA/MS programmes. Research: Better integration of teaching and research. Research infrastructure (equipment, data etc.). Research evaluation system under review. Human resources and social responsibility: Family friendly place to work and study. Hub for societal innovation.

Erasmus+ Nordplus EEA/Norway agreements Agreements overseas Student mobility Erasmus+ Nordplus EEA/Norway agreements Agreements overseas http://english.hi.is/files/kolbrun/samstarfsskolar_a_ensku_0.pdf

International Programmes Undergraduate level: Icelandic as a Second Language International Studies in Education Graduate level: LLM in Natural Resources Law and International Environmental Law Old Nordic Religion Viking and Medieval Norse Studies MS in Food Science Environment and Natural Resources Small States in Europe (Graduate diploma)

International students at University of Iceland

Where do they come from? International students at University of Iceland

Exchange students to and from University of Iceland

Student exchange University of Iceland / Charles University Three Erasmus+ agreements: Law http://english.hi.is/school_of_social_sciences/faculty_of_law/law Languages and Humanities http://english.hi.is/school_of_humanities

Exchange of students Charles University and University of Iceland

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Research at the University of Iceland Stratetic plans for the UoI 2006-2016: Aiming for excellence in teaching, administration and… Excellence in research and innovation Boost research activity Quintuple the number of awarded Ph.D. Degrees Target is that foreign students comprise 30% of the total number of Ph.D. students in 2011 Double the number of papers published in ISI journals

Results of Strategic Planning University of Iceland ranked #222 on the 2015 Times Higher Education World University Rankings (ranked in top 300 since 2011) PhD graduations increased from 13 in 2005 to 63 in 2015 (82 in 2014) Graduate School for quality assurance established in 2009 Articles in peer reviewed international journals increased by 160% (2005–2014) 45% of ISI papers are in 20% highest impact category Six-fold increase in citations (2005–2015) Significant increase in proposals to international research funds 10 start up companies formed from 2006-2011 Approximately 5 patents granted per year

FP 7 projects and H2020 projects 52 FP 7 Research projects and 12 H2020 projects so far Approx. 15 – 20 Nordic projects in each of the 5 schools

Examples of funded projects Sound of vision (http://www.soundofvision.net/) 4 million Euros (1 to UoI) from H2020 Design, implement and validate an original non-invasive hardware and software system to assist visually impaired people by creating and conveying an auditory representation of the surrounding environment Futurevolc (http://futurevolc.hi.is/) 6 million from FP7 (1 to UoI, 2 to Iceland in total) A European volcanological supersite in Iceland: a monitoring system and network for the future iStopMM (Iceland Screens Treats or Prevents Multiple Myeloma) 2.4 million USD from the International Myeloma Foundation (IMF)

Number of articles in ISI journals 2005-2014

ISI articles- highly cited vs. other

Number of citations (ISI) 2005-2015

Number of registered Ph.D. Students 2005-2014

Number of Ph.D. graduations 2005-2015

Eiríkur Smári Sigurðarson, Director of Research, School of Humanities: esmari@hi.is Áslaug Jónsdóttir, Project Manager, International Office: aslaugj@hi.is Baldvin Zarioh, Head of Department, Division of Science and Innovation: bmz@hi.is