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Summer Services 2026

Summer Services 2026

The University of Akureyri is closed from 6 July through 3 August 2026 for the summer holiday period.
Hreiðar Þór recognised for excellence in sustainability education

Hreiðar Þór recognised for excellence in sustainability education

Green Teaching Award 2026
New Heads of Faculty take office in five Faculties at UNAK

New Heads of Faculty take office in five Faculties at UNAK

Take office in five faculties at the University of Akureyri on 1 July

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Akureyri – a university town

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.

Everything about Akureyri