November 25. 2019
Bifröst University establishes cooperation with the University of Jinan in China and works toward empowering the Icelandic Research Center
On November 7 and 8, a delegation headed by the Rector of Bifröst University, Dr. Vilhjálmur Egilsson, accompanied by Dr. Francesco Macheda, visited the University of Jinan in China. This university has more than 37.000 students, and it is recognized as one of the most advanced educational and scientific research center of the Shandong Province, one the wealthiest and culturally important areas of China
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November 10. 2019
Eiríkur Bergmann and Heather McRobie attend a conference on constitution making in Glasgow
Two faculty members of the Faculty of Law and Social Sciences, Professor Eirikur Bergmann and Associate Professor Heather McRobie, attended a conference on 'Constitution-making and deliberative democracy', funded by COST (European Cooperation in Science and Technology), at the University of Glasgow on the 24th-25th October. Participants engaged in a wide ranging discussion on how constitution drafting processes can and should be as inclusive as possible.
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October 29. 2019
Francesco Macheda presents hil latest work in China
Francesco Macheda, Assistant Professor in Political Economy at Bifröst University, will present his latest work at the prestigious Institute of World Economics and Politics (IWEP) at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences in Beijing on the 31st of October. The aim of his research, titled “Chinese Road to Autocentric Development in the Light of Samir Amin’s Theory of Unequal Exchange”, co-authored with his Italian colleague Roberto Nadalini, is to investigate the use of methods of strategic and short-term planning by the Chinese authorities, which have allowed the country to challenge the relations of dependency historically imposed on the global periphery.
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October 15. 2019
The fourth managerial meeting of DT.Uni hosted at Bifröst
Last September, Bifröst University hosted the fourth managerial meeting for the Erasmus+ Strategic Partnership Project, DT.Uni. Project participants are seven European universities and the aim of the consortium is to integrate the methods of Design Thinking into the workings of today‘s university, with focus on three groups of stakeholders; namely students, academic staff and managerial staff.
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September 27. 2019
Meet Dr Heather McRobie our new full-time Associate professor at the Faculty of Social Sciences and Law
Could you tell a little bit about yourself in general? Sure! I am an academic who looks at consti...
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September 25. 2019
Meet Farhana Akter our international student from Bangladesh
Where do you come from and what were you doing back in your home country? I have come from Bangla...
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September 18. 2019
27 Erasmus and 20 Bangladeshi students this Fall semester
This Fall semester, Bifröst University became the home of 27 Erasmus exchange students and 20 Bangladeshi students. We have received surprisingly many students from Japan and Korea, but Germany, Austria and the Netherlands are also at the top of the list.
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August 30. 2019
Bifröst University’s lecturer awarded prestigious Chinese Fellowship
Dr. Francesco Macheda, Assistant Professor in Political Economy at Bifröst University, was awarded the highly competitive Understanding China Fellowship.
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June 27. 2019
Bifröst University’s scholar invited by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences in Beijing to carry his research on U.S. – China trade relationship
Dr. Francesco Macheda, Assistant Professor in Political Economy at Bifröst University, has been i...
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