Iceland is famous for sagas, Vikings, a botanical garden (the northernmost in the world), white nights, arctic deserts, hot springs - geysers, volcanoes, and a high standard of living. But people come here for education too!
Benefits of studying in Iceland:
- Training is carried out according to world-class educational programs;
- The opportunity to study for free in state educational institutions (students must pay only the entrance fee);
- The opportunity to receive scholarships and grants for research (this applies to training in master's and doctoral programs).
Higher education in Iceland
For higher education, you should go to public or private universities, where education takes 3-5 years on average. Tuition in private universities is paid, but students have the right to take out a loan for tuition (you can pay off the bills at the end of the course).
Knowledge in Iceland is rated on a 10-point scale.
To enter an Icelandic university, in addition to secondary school, you need to graduate from a higher education school (intermediate level of education), the study in which takes 4 years. This means that for admission, after graduating from high school, foreigners need 1-2 years to study at a university in their homeland and pass entrance exams in specialized subjects.
In addition, certificates and diplomas will need to be apostilled (this procedure takes 45 days), so it is advisable to prepare documents for admission to an educational institution in Iceland in advance.
Important: despite the fact that textbooks and other educational materials are printed in English, the language of instruction in universities is Icelandic, so before entering it is worth signing up for preparatory courses at the university.
Those wishing to study in English can enter Akureyri University to study, for example, information technology. At the end of their studies, graduates are awarded a bachelor's degree. Those who want to study at a prestigious university and study for a master's degree can enter the University of Iceland in Reykjavik - graduates of this institution are in demand in the international labor market.
Studying in Iceland is not considered as prestigious as, for example, in the UK, but having come here for this purpose, you can not only get a good education, but also get acquainted with the extraordinary Icelandic culture and nature.
