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Summer closure 2024

Summer closure 2024

The University of Akureyri will be closed from 8 July until 5 August due to summer holidays
Áslaug Ásgeirsdóttir has taken over the position of Rector

Áslaug Ásgeirsdóttir has taken over the position of Rector

Eyjólfur Guðmundsson leaves the University of Akureyri after ten successful years as Rector
Cyberattack on the University of Akureyri sparks project that received substantial grant from Erasmu…

Cyberattack on the University of Akureyri sparks project that received substantial grant from Erasmus+

The Continuing Education and the Teaching and Information Technology Centerreceived a grant of 400,000 euros

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The community in Akureyri is active and diverse, offering everything from coffee shops to cultural institutions that attract talented people from all over Iceland. Concerts, theatre, visual arts, literature. It is simple to be environmentally friendly in Akureyri as everything is within easy reach. There is breathtaking nature everywhere around. Mountains that some climb and others slide down.

It’s all up to you. Just like life. What you are after. What you want.

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