University Centre of the Westfjords
Háskólasetur Vestfjarða | |
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| Established | 2005 |
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| Director | Peter Weiss |
| Location | , |
| Colors | Red, Blue |
| Affiliations | University of Akureyri University of the Arctic |
| Website | www |
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The University Centre of the Westfjords (Icelandic: Háskólasetur Vestfjarða) is a higher education and research institute located in Ísafjörður, Iceland. It offers integrated master's programmes in Coastal and Marine Management, Marine Innovation and Regional Development, in cooperation with the University of Akureyri, as well as courses in Icelandic language.[1]
History
The centre was established on 12 March 2005 in Ísafjörður, a town of circa 3,000 inhabitants on the western coast of Iceland.[2][3] Its first and only director to date is Peter Weiss.[4] In August 2025 The University Centre of the Westfjords to announced the appointment of Dr. Catherine P. Chambers as the new Director, she will begin her new role in April 2026, after returning from a sabbatical as a guest professor at the University of Tokyo Atmospheric and Oceanic Research Institute[5].
International collaboration
The university is an active member of the University of the Arctic.[6] UArctic is an international cooperative network based in the Circumpolar Arctic region, consisting of more than 200 universities, colleges, and other organizations with an interest in promoting education and research in the Arctic region.[7]
The university participates in UArctic's mobility program north2north. The aim of that program is to enable students of member institutions to study in different parts of the North.[8]
References
- ^ Kristján Sigurjónsson (20 August 2015). "80 útlendingar í íslenskunámi". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 27 December 2019.
- ^ "Háskólasetur Vestfjarða stofnað". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). 12 March 2005. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
- ^ "Allir háskólar landsins aðilar að Háskólasetri Vestfjarða". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 14 March 2005. p. 10. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
- ^ Guðfinna M. Hreiðarsdóttir (30 March 2008). "Höfum metnað til að ná langt". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). p. 17. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
- ^ "Dr. Catherine P. Chambers Appointed New Director of UW".
- ^ "Members". UArctic. Retrieved 2025-03-06.
- ^ "About Us". UArctic - University of the Arctic. Retrieved 2025-03-06.
- ^ "north2north". UArctic - University of the Arctic. Retrieved 2025-03-06.
