Come, experience — Welcome to the University of Akureyri!
Are you considering a student exchange at the University of Akureyri or have you already been nominated by your home university? The University of Akureyri takes part in several exchange programmes such as Nordplus, Erasmus and North2North.
The University of Akureyri is a young and dynamic university. Foreign students will experience a friendly and personalised university located in the heart of the town of Akureyri.
Icelandic is the language of instruction in most of the courses, but all the courses in the Polar Law programmes are taught in English.
In the School of Humanities and Social Sciences as well as the School of Business and Science, a certain number of courses are offered in English. The courses offered each semester may vary but they are in the fields of media, law, education, psychology, social sciences, business and fisheries science. We try our best to find courses for students in all programmes.
The course page is a handy way to see the information for an individual course, such as a description of its content, the course level, goals and scope, methods of completion, coordinator, prerequisites if any, as well as other important information.
The International Office offers three specially designed courses for international exchange students. Two are offered each semester. See the course page for further information.
All students wishing to apply for exchange studies at the University of Akureyri must begin the process by applying to their home university.
We request information about selected students from the international coordinator at the home university via our online nomination database. After the coordinator has filled in the nomination form and if the nomination is accepted, we will email the respective students with detailed application instructions.
For further information on the nomination process, please ask your international coordinator to contact the International Office: international@unak.is.
Sometimes the application process can feel daunting. Here you can find out more about admissions. If you have any additional questions don't hesitate to contact us. We are happy to help.
Applications missing any of the required documents when the application deadline has passed cannot be considered. Late applications cannot be considered.
The International Office tries to assist exchange students in finding housing for the academic year/semester. Please notify the International Office in case you decide to make your own housing arrangements.
Student Housing (FÉSTA) at the University of Akureyri owns and operates student accommodation in Akureyri, all within walking distance of the University. The International Office cooperates with the Student Housing and local landlords to provide exchange students an offer of single rooms with shared facilities.
The monthly rent can vary depending on the location and form of housing, but in general it is from about 90,000 - 120,000 ISK per month for a single room.
Did you not receive a housing offer ?
Sometime after the application deadline we hope to be able to send you a housing offer via e-mail. If you have not received housing offer three weeks prior to your arrival, please feel free to contact the International Officer at the University of Akureyri, international@unak.is
