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The Teaching Academy of the Public University is Established — 11 are Granted Admission  

The Teaching Academy of the Public University is Established — 11 are Granted Admission. Among them is Dr. Jessica Aquino, head of the Department of Tourism Research at the Icelandic Seal Center and lecturer in the Department of Tourism at Hólar University.

The role of the Teaching Academy is to strengthen dialogue on teaching and development within and between universities, to support a strong learning and teaching community. The academy is established with the support and encouragement of the Ministry of Education, Science, and Culture and the membership of all public universities, the University of Iceland, the University of Akureyri, the Agricultural University of Iceland, and Hólar University.

A seat in the Teaching Academy is a recognition given to those teachers who have carried out their teaching and teaching development with unique professionalism, scholarship, and are willing to share their experiences with their colleagues and to the academic community.

https://www.hi.is/frettir/kennsluakademia_opinberu_haskolanna_stofnud_11_fa_inngongu?

Hólmfríður Jakobsdóttir will present an introduction to her project for a Master’s degree that is starting this year.

Eric dos Santos will hold a lecture based on his Master’s degree project which was completed in 2010.

The Icelandic Seal Center then takes part in the project List fyrir alla (Art for all). List fyrir alla is a cultural project for children and youth under the auspices and funded by the Icelandic Ministry of Education, Science, and Culture.

We aim to choose and produce art events nationwide to give all children and youth equal opportunities in experiencing diverse and elaborate art events, regardless of their residential and economic situation.

The main focus is on culture for children and culture with children. We aim to give students, during their ten years of schooling, a good overview, and insight into diverse forms of art across different eras and cultures, including the Icelandic cultural heritage.

On the List fyrir alla website you can find

• Listviðburðir – list of all art events that are on offer for the Icelandic schools each school year.
• Listveitan – online source of diverse and professional art material for the schools
• Menningarhús og söfn – information on those cultural institutions and museus in Iceland that offer art and culture for and with children and youth.

Here is a link to the project: List Fyrir Alla – Art for all

The First Lady Eliza Reid and her daughter Edda visited Húnaþing vestra on Friday, but she was the guest of honor at the Hipp festival, which was held this weekend.

She also visited the Icelandic Seal Center where Guðmundur, Chairman of the Board, Sandra, Jessica, Hafþór, Eric, Zoé, and others welcomed them.

Recently, the Marine and Freshwater Research Institute published a large report on the status of ecosystems around Iceland and the effect of environmental and climate change. The report is in Icelandic (there is no English version) and the title is “Staða umhverfis og vistkerfa í hafinu við Ísland og horfur næstu áratuga.” One of the chapters describes the status of seal populations around Iceland and the possible effects of environmental change. This chapter is authored by Sandra Granquist, head of Seal Research Department at the Icelandic Seal Center and seal specialist at the Marine and Freshwater Research Institute. The chapter starts on page 100.

The full report can be found here:

https://www.hafogvatn.is/static/research/files/hv2021-14.pdf