17 Nov 2021Jón Atli Benediktsson, rector of the University of Iceland and professor of electrical and computer engineering, is ranked, once again, on the Clarivate Analytics list of the world’s most influential researchers.
21 Sep 2020As a result of a sudden surge in the number of new confirmed COVID-19 cases in Iceland in recent days, the use of face masks is as of today required in all secondary schools and universities in the capital area.
3 Oct 2019The Icelandic innovation company Mussila ehf. has signed a contract with NetEase Games regarding the release of the Mussila Music School in China.
27 Sep 2019English is the most prevalent among foreign languages taught in European grade schools, being taught to nearly 98 percent of students at the lower secondary level in 2017.
25 Sep 2019Reports in the media yesterday of a man having entered a grade school in Reykjavík, lured a nine-year-old girl into a room and groped her before she managed to escape, have opened a debate on whether Icelandic school buildings can remain as open and accessible as they always have been.
23 Aug 2018Arna Dís Ólafsdóttir, who graduated from FB high school in the spring, has a job offer, following coverage in Morgunblaðið of the plight of young people with developmental disabilities.
22 Aug 2018Today is the first day of school after summer recess for most grade school students in Iceland, as well as junior college and university students.
