1. Verkmenntaskólinn á Akureyri The Comprehensive and Vocational Training College of Akureyri

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

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

4. 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

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

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

7. The Head Teacher Hjalti Jón Sveinsson

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

9. The Icelandic education System

10. 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)

11. Nr. of schools Nr. of students Nr. of staff Pre schools 261167104703 Elementary 178446376574 Comprehensive 30297242304 Higher education 8162772378 Data

12. Distance Education 5022 Students in Iceland are taking courses via distance education programmes. 2200 Icelandic students are studying in institutions in other countries. 25 of them are here in France.