Organisation and Administration

The University Council acts as an advisory body on the internal affairs of the academic community and has the right to appoint members to the University’s Board of Governors and Council of Representatives. University Council meetings address major issues concerning the University, including its internal operations, amendments to its rules and regulations, and its strategy.

Bifröst University has three Faculties offering university-level programmes: the Faculty of Business, the Faculty of Law and the Faculty of Social Sciences. The Faculties take the lead in developing academic policy and study programmes and are responsible for course content and the quality of teaching and learning. Each Faculty has a Faculty Board, which acts as an advisory body to the Dean.

Academic Services is responsible for maintaining student records, including course histories, course enrolments and withdrawals, and the registration of grades. Academic Services also handles enrolment and graduation and oversees the academic calendar, the preparation of timetables, classroom allocation and course evaluations. It receives and processes formal requests and other matters submitted by students and makes decisions where appropriate. Decisions made by Academic Services may be appealed to the Appeals Committee.

Two main IT systems are used at Bifröst University: Ugla, the University’s student information system, and Canvas, the learning management system (LMS) used by students and teaching staff.

In addition to the three Faculties, Bifröst University offers preparatory studies for students who do not meet the minimum admission requirements for undergraduate programmes. The University also offers continuing education.

The Rector’s Office oversees the University’s central administration and the Department of Development and International Affairs. Two divisions – the Academic Services Division and the Operations and Finance Division – provide administrative support services across the University.