University Centre of the Westfjords
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The University Centre of the Westfjords is a small higher educational organization that was established in 2005 and began operations in January 2006. The University Centre itself employs an average of six people, plus teachers employed freelance. The University Centre building is home to more than 50 people in research, teaching, and services in various organizations and companies. The University Centre is a distance learning centre that serves about 100 distance learning students; it operates two international master’s programs: Coastal and Marine Management as well as Coastal Communities and Regional Development. Each year roughly 20 students are accepted into each master’s program. The University Centre has also developed a small individualized program of study at the master’s level in Marine Innovation. The program is currently being reorganized. A variety of summer courses is also offered at the University Centre.The University Centre is the largest organization in Ísafjörður’s Vestrahús building and is a leading agency in the co-operation among the Westfjords innovation cluster.
Generally, the University Centre does not conduct research except in collaboration with research institutions within and outside the Westfjords. The University Centre is a member of international partnerships, for instance through the University of the Arctic, and has participated in projects of the Nordic Council and the European Union. The University Centre focuses on academic quality and follows the Bologna requirements for European universities in co-operation with its domestic and foreign partner universities. The University Centre is a young and flexible organization. Employees strive to serve the educational and research needs of the Westfjords to the fullest and to provide students and researchers outside the region, who wish to connect with the small but fascinating research environment in the Westfjords, with excellent service.
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