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The rectors of the ten universities participating in the OpenEU university network January 15. 2025

The OpenEU University Network Lays the Foundation for a Pan-European Distance-Learning University

OpenEU is a European collaboration involving universities, associations, and institutions across academia, business, local government, and civil society. The project is funded by the European Union and aims to foster cooperation in distance learning, lifelong learning, and the digital development of higher education.

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This photo is of the rectors of the university network and was taken on the occasion of their meeting in Barcelona this spring. The rector of Bifröst University is second from the right. June 28. 2024

OpenEU launched, the first step to a pan-European open university

The OpenEU alliance, coordinated by the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC), brings together 14 universities and 13 academic, business, rural, municipal and civil society associations from across Europe to create a pan-European open university.

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Graphic map of Europe and the OpenEu universities marked on it June 28. 2024

EU Funding Awarded for Digital Development in Higher Education

The European Union has awarded the OpenEU university network more than €14 million to support the digital advancement of higher education.

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Bjarni, Hanna Kristín, Magnús and Atli. November 24. 2022

Space Bifröst

Bifröst University and Space Iceland partner up on Iceland’s space sector development. The new Space Bifröst cooperation marks a big step forward for both the local sector and international partners.

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Orientation days for new students in the University Gateway June 30. 2022

Orientation days for new students in the University Gateway

On August 12th and 13th we will have New Student Orientation Days for students in the University Gateway program.

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Bifröst students participate in Nordic Case Challenge March 22. 2022

Bifröst students participate in Nordic Case Challenge

A team of four Bifröst students from the undergraduate program in business administration partici...

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Icelandic universities express support for Ukraine March 1. 2022

Icelandic universities express support for Ukraine

Universities in Iceland place high value on and protect academic freedom, human rights, democracy and freedom of expression.

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Looking forward to his sabbatical leave in China November 13. 2021

Looking forward to his sabbatical leave in China

We are happy to announce that Dr. Macheda has been recently invited by the International Business School (IBS) of the prestigious Beijing Foreign Studies University (BFSU) as a full-time Associate Professor.

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Ifempower: Boosting Female Entrepreneurship in the Digital Post-Covid Era July 9. 2021

Ifempower: Boosting Female Entrepreneurship in the Digital Post-Covid Era

Bifröst University has since 2018 been a part of the ifempower consortium, that was funded by to ...

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