University of Iceland
Location: the heart of the capital city of Reykjavik, Iceland
Website: University of Iceland
Language of instruction: Icelandic. Several faculties offer a steadily increasing number of courses in English.
Terms: Fall (August-December) & Spring (January-May)
Website: University of Iceland
Language of instruction: Icelandic. Several faculties offer a steadily increasing number of courses in English.
Terms: Fall (August-December) & Spring (January-May)
Highlights
- The University of Iceland is a progressive educational and scientific institution, world-renowned in the scientific community for its research
- The University of Iceland was founded on June 17, 1911, had only 45 students, one of which was female
- In 2017, the University of Iceland was ranked among the best 250 universities in the world, according to the THE World University Rankings
Area of study
Most courses taught in English are available to exchange students, save for the following exceptions:- The faculties of Medicine, Nursing, Psychology and Pharmaceutical Sciences
- are restricted to prior agreements between the exchanging faculties
- The faculties of Law and Economics do not accept undergraduate students
- MBA is closed
- Admission to the Earth Science programme is restricted to students that meet prerequisites of at least one year of geology or geophysics study.
- Courses in the English Language Programme are only available to exchange students majoring in English at their home university or students who are very proficient in English (except the course “English for Practical Purposes”).
- Courses taught in Icelandic are generally not open to exchange students
Course catalogue
- See course catalogue for full selection.
Credits
Credits at University of Iceland:
- Full-time option: 30 ECTS per term at University of Iceland , which is roughly equal to 7.5 UVic units
Course Evaluations at UVic:
- Once accepted, UVic exchange students will be able to submit University of Iceland courses to UVic for evaluation. The results will indicate how many UVic units each University of Iceland course is worth, as well as the course equivalency.
- Students must use the evaluation results to ensure their University of Iceland courses credits add up to the equivalent UVic units.
- This evaluation process opens in late September for Spring exchange terms and in late March for Fall exchange terms. Evaluations take 4-6 weeks for results to be made available.
- Course evaluations results are tentative until the end of the exchange term, when a final evaluation is conducted by UVic Records using your University of Iceland transcript, and the results are applied to your UVic transcript.
Exchange credit history
See the exchange credit history listing of courses that have been previously evaluated from University of Iceland. Note that this is a guide only, and not a guarantee that your courses would be evaluated in the same way.
Housing
- The University of Iceland does not provide or guarantee housing for students.
- Further information on housing is available on the University of Iceland's accommodation website
Medical Insurance, Immigration & Arrival
Icelandic Registration: All international students must register in Iceland or apply for a student permit depending on citizenship. Students with citizenship outside the European Economic Area (EEA) or European Free Trade Association (EFTA) must apply for a student permit before arrival and be granted an approval from the Directorate of Immigration before traveling to Iceland.
Learn more on the Student Permit Page.