Verkmenntaskólinn á Akureyri The Comprehensive and Vocational Training College of Akureyri

Data Established in 1984 Number of staff150 Number of students1200 Distance learning students700

General objectives Create an environment for development and education Prepare students for -Daily life -Employment -Further education

Departments Vocational studies 3-4 years Engineering (4 stages) 1-5 years Social and natural science studies 4 years General/preparatory studies 1-2 years Special needs department

Departments Vocational studies –Housing –Metalwork –Electronics –Electric engineering Other vocational studies –Culinary –Paramedics –Sports –Business –Mechanical Engineering

Departments cont’d Art department –Design and textiles –Fine arts –Music Undergraduate preparatory studies –Social science –Natural science

The Head Teacher Hjalti Jón Sveinsson

English dept. Staff Baldvin Ringsted Guðjón Ólafsson Jónas Jónsson Erna Gunnarsdóttir Ómar Kristinsson Ghasoub Abed Karen Malmquist Anke Maria Steinke

The Icelandic education System

The four levels! Higher education Universities, colleges and vocational training institutes. Upper secondary education (comprehensive) Schools such as VMA. Compulsory education (elementary school) Mandatory for everyone between the age of 6 and 16. Pre-school education (kindergarten)

Nr. of schools Nr. of students Nr. of staff Pre schools Elementary Comprehensive Higher education Data

Distance Education 5022 Students in Iceland are taking courses via distance education programmes Icelandic students are studying in institutions in other countries. 25 of them are here in France.