Month: August 2023

The Akademía, The Student Council’s guide to UI, was published today.

There you can find a variety of information on the school and the Student Council as well as useful tips and tricks!

We hope it will be useful and welcome you all to the school.

Agenda Student Council Meeting on August 22nd 2023 in room HT 104

According to paragraph 9 of the Student Council’s laws, the Council’s meetings are open to all students at the University of Iceland. Students who are not members of the Student Council may therefore attend meetings and listen to discussions within the Council.

Please contact the office of the Student Council at shi@hi.is if you have any questions regarding the meeting or the agenda. Furthermore, all students are welcome to contact the office with inquiries about their rights.

Meeting agenda

1. 1. The President of the Student Council convenes the meeting 17:00-17:05
   2. Vote on minutes from the Student Council meeting on June 21st 17:05-17:10
   3. Announcements and issues ahead 17:10-17:30
   4. A memorandum on Oktoberfest 17:30-17:40
   5. Introduction to user-centered digital services from Guðný Benediktsdóttir 17:40-17:55
   6. Appointment of a student representative to the University Council’s Icelandic Language Committee, Science Committee as well as an observer in the Health and Safety Committee. 17:55-18:05
   7. Vote to the board of the Student Fund 18:05-18:15 
   8. Intermission 18:15-18:30
   9. Vote on the Student Council’s committees implementation plans 18:30-19:20  
   10. Other issues 19:20-19:25
   11. Meeting ends  19:25

Dear students,

According to Article 21 of the Student Council’s Laws, the Student Council shall appoint student representatives to the committees of the University Council. We are looking for a student representative for the Icelandic Language Committee as well as an observer in the Health and Safety Committee. The period for the Icelandic Language Committee is one year and three years for the Health and Safety Committee. 

Qualifications:

• Interest in the work of the Student Council and students’ affairs 
• Initiative and ability to work independently
• Good communication skills
• Active participation in the university community is an advantage
• Knowledge of the administration of the University of Iceland is an advantage

The Student Council will elect the representatives to the committees at the council’s meeting on August 22. More information about the committee’s work can be found on the UI’s website. 

If you are interested, please send an email to shi@hi.is before 23:59 on August 20th. The application must contain a CV, brief introduction of the applicant, a description of their interest and experience that they consider to be useful in the committee.

Skarphéðinn Finnbogason has been hired as the Student Council’s Októberfest Communications’ Officer 2023.

This is his second year, so he is experienced. He is deeply interested in marketing and event management and has worked on many big events. He is also experienced in social media marketing. We would like to wish him all the best in this new role and look forward to working with him!

Are you interested in working for the Student Paper this school year? The paper is looking for talented writers and others who wish to participate in writing articles, editing, translating, proofreading and taking photographs for the paper during the upcoming school year.

The Student Paper features articles and interviews concerning anything that might be related to student issues. It is published four times over the year, twice each term. The paper is written in the interests of students at the University of Iceland and it is therefore essential to achieve the greatest possible diversity of journalists and editorial team members. Working for the Student Paper is a great opportunity to gain experience in newspaper publishing and can prove to be a valuable experience in future employment. Please note that this is voluntary work only.

The Student Paper is looking for:

1. Editorial members – Members of the editorial team meet weekly, plan the direction the paper is going to take along with the editor and write articles for the paper.
2. Journalists – meet twice each semester and write articles for the paper of their own choice or articles assigned to them by the editorial team.
3. Translators – are required to have a good knowledge of both English and Icelandic. The whole content of the paper is translated into English in accordance with the Student Paper’s policy, which implies having a strong team of translators.
4. Proofreaders – must have excellent skills in English. Proofreaders will proofread articles and give comments regarding grammar, spelling or phrasing.
5. Photographers – takes pictures for articles and interviews. The pictures will be published both in the paper and on the Student Paper’s website. Photographers must be flexible and should own or have access to a good camera.

The Student Paper is intended to give a voice to all students at the University of Iceland and students from every department are therefore encouraged to apply by sending an email to the Student Paper’s address studentabladid@hi.is before August 15. Please enclose a cover letter and examples of your writing if applying as a journalist.