News

January 12. 2018

Summer School in Iceland application period has started for 2018

We are happy to announce that the Summer School in Iceland application period for 2018 has already started. Early birds get 10% discount if applied before February 1st. Students from partner universities get 25% discount. The final application deadline is May 1st.

January 9. 2018

Total of 30 exchange students this spring semester

In 2018 Bifröst University has the pleasure to welcome 30 exchange students on campus for the Spring semester. The students come from many different countries, such as Bangladesh, Japan, South Korea, Germany, France, Hungary, The Netherlands, Taiwan, Canada, Latvia, and Mexico. A very colorful and exciting group.

November 13. 2017

Strengthening the scientific cooperation between Bifrost University and University of Florence

Dr. Francesco Macheda, Assistant professor of Political Economy at Bifrost University, will be visiting the University of Florence (Italy) between the 29th of November and 12th of December.

April 4. 2017

A visiting scholar from Bifröst at Colorado State University

Njordur Sigurjonsson, an associate professor at Bifröst University in Iceland, spent the month of February as as visiting scholar at LEAP Institute for the Arts, based at Colorado State University. LEAP is based on four guiding principles; leadership, entrepreneurship, arts Advocacy and the Public.

October 19. 2016

Vibrant and creative learning environment

Dr. Sherry Robinson, associate Professor of Business and Economics at Penn State University´s Hazleton campus, spends this autumn at Bifröst University´s business department, as a Fulbright exchange teacher. While also doing a research on learning games.

May 11. 2016

New assistant professor in economics

Francesco Macheda is a new assistant professor in economics at Biföst University. His job will involve duties in the field of teaching and researching, specially related to international economics, development economics and politcal economics.

April 1. 2016

Scottish guests at Bifröst

Ellen Mary Kingham and Lorna Castle, administrative officers at Moray College in Elgin, Scotland, recently visited Bifröst University. Moray College is part of the University of the Highlands and Islands.

February 1. 2016

Dr Sigrún Lilja Einarsdóttir awarded a fellowship at University of Oxford

Dr Sigrún Lilja Einarsdóttir, assistant professor and Head of Department of Social Sciences has been awarded a Marie Sklodowska-Curie Individual Fellowship to undertake research at the Faculty of Music, University of Oxford for the academic year 2016 – 2017.

January 21. 2016

Total of 40 exchange students this spring semester

40 exchange students from 13 countries are currently studying at the University of Bifrost this fall semester. Most of them come from Germany, France, the Czech Republic, Romania and Hungary. The exchange students make their mark on society by their presence, the group this year is both quick to adapt to new conditions and to meet local fellow students.