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Dear students,
After two years of waiting, it’s finally happening: SHÍ’s Oktoberfest will take place for the 18th time, on September 1.-3rd on the lot in front of the University of Iceland.

Pre-sale starts tomorrow, Tuesday August 9th at 12:00 on tix.is, and you can grab a ticket at a special pre-sale price here: https://tix.is/is/event/13754/oktoberfest-shi/ 

Note that a limited number of tickets are available in advance, but after that the ticket will cost 9.990 ISK for university students and 12.900 ISK in general sales. It will also be possible to buy a beer card upon presentation of a valid ID.

Every university student can buy a ticket for the festival. The age limit for the festival is 20 years with the exception of showing your valid student card at the ticket desk, if you are under 20. The Student Council of the University of Iceland would like to emphasize that students under the age of 20 are not permitted to buy alcoholic beverages at the festival. 

 We’re looking forward to seeing you at Oktoberfest! 

Skarphéðinn Finnbogason has been hired as the Student Council’s Októberfest communications’ officer 2022!

Skarphéðinn is a 21 year old law student at the University of Iceland, alongside working on a diploma in events’ management at the University of Hólar. He works in Nova’s marketing division and as a manager for musicians.

He is deeply interested in marketing and events’ management and has worked on events such as yearly high-tides, launch parties, and concerts. Skarphéðinn is also experienced in social media marketing.

Skarphéðinn has a clear vision for the festival and sees a multitude of opportunities when it comes to the planning of Októberfest 2022. He is a member of the Student Council’s Culture and Social Events Committee and therefore has an insight into the Council’s operations and the importance of a varied social life on campus. We would like to wish Skarphéðinn all the best in this new role and look forward to working with him!

The Student Council of the University of Iceland is advertising for an interested and hard-working individual to take on a part-time job for SHÍ. This is a 30% temporary position that is all about planning, marketing and implementation at Októberfest. The working period begins on July 25th and ends on September 15th. 

Main projects and areas of responsibility:

• Communication with contractors
• Supervision of marketing matters in consultation with SHÍ
• General management of Októberfest by SHÍ
• Summary and report after the festival

Qualification requirements:

• Event management experience
• Experience in marketing
• Good communication skills, organizational skills and independent work methods
• Interest and knowledge of the Student Council desirable

The individual is employed part-time for the period stated above. Further information about the job can be obtained from the Student Council’s Rights Office, tel. 570-0850 or at shi@hi.is 

An introductory letter along with a curriculum vitae shall be sent by e-mail to the Council’s e-mail address: shi@hi.is marked “Employee Októberfest SHÍ”. The application deadline is at 23:59 on 17 July 2022. Applications received later will not be considered.

The Student Council of the University of Iceland has sent all newly elected municipal councillors in the capitol area an address (only available in Icelandic) that calls for increased efforts when it comes to matters of students‘ interests in their coming term.

The municipal council holds the deciding power in several areas that touch on students‘ interests, such as environmental-, transport- and housing matters and a large portion of students live in municipalities that fall under the capitol area.

The address lists the Students Councils main emphases in these matters along with suggested action plans for the municipal council. The majority of these suggestions feature simple changes that can be made for the clear betterment of students‘ interests, as well as other societal groups, rather than a complete overhaul of existing systems. A large portion of these suggestions should therefore be easily implementable at no great additional cost to officials.

Societal changes for the better, that take into account the various groups that make up our society, require political will. The Student Council challenges our newly elected officials to see this political will through in their work in implementing these ideas in the interest of students.

Guðmundur Ásgeir Guðmundsson and Lísa Margrét Gunnarsdóttir have been added to the group of staff at the Student Council’s rights office.

Guðmundur Ásgeir has been hired as the new managing director of the Student Council of the University of Iceland.

Guðmundur is a 25 year old business student at the University of Iceland and has previously completed a B.Sc. degree in Accounting from the University of Providence. Guðmundur Ásgeir graduated from Menntaskólinn í Reykjavík in 2017 and completed the Advanced Level Exam in Piano Playing in 2018. In parallel with his studies, Guðmundur worked at the University of Providence as a pianist for local events, as a private tutor in accounting and as a notetaker for TRIO-center (Students with disabilities). He also participated in social work as President of the Accounting Club at the University of Providence.

Guðmundur is very interested in accounting and auditing, and his education will be useful in the role of managing director. His teamwork and communication skills are efficient, he has the ability to work independently, and the willingness to work with the Student Council as a whole. The Board of the Student Council, therefore, decided to hire Guðmundur Ásgeir Guðmundsson to work at the rights office of the Student Council of the University of Iceland for the position of managing director of the council, and we look forward to working with him!
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Lísa Margrét Gunnarsdóttir has been hired as the new editor of the Student Council of the University of Iceland. Lísa is a 27 year old student at the Icelandic department of the University of Iceland and will be completing her B.A. degree in Icelandic next spring with a minor in Psychology. She graduated from Menntaskólinn við Hamrahlíð in 2015. Lísa is not unfamiliar with the activities of the Student Council. She has served on both the Gender Equality and International Affairs Committee of SHÍ as well as being a member of the School Council of the School of Humanities. Lísa was part of the Student Paper‘s editorial team last year, where she wrote articles, translated and proofread, as well as edited individual articles and posted them on the Student Paper‘s website.

Lísa has a clear vision of what she wants to do as an editor. She wants to promote that the Student Paper is a forum where a diverse group of students at the University of Iceland can make their voices heard, and bring it closer to students by increasing the number of submitted articles. Lísa wants to appoint a strong editorial board and emphasise good collaboration with all those connected to the Student Council, which will then be reflected in the work. As the language of all students, Lísa believes that the Student Paper should take into account the colourful flora of human life that characterises the university community. The board of the Student Council therefore decided to hire Lísa Margrét Gunnarsdóttir to work at the rights office of the Student Council of the University of Iceland in the position of editor of the council, and we look forward to the collaboration!

The Student Council’s next meeting will be held June 22nd in L-101 at 17:00.

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. Meeting begins 17:00
2. Vote/approval on minutes from last meeting 17:00-17:05
3.  Announcements and issues ahead 17:05-17:35
4. Presentation on the Aurora collaboration 17:35-18:00
5. Code of practice of the Student Council 18:00-25
6. Intermission 18:25-18:35
7. Appointment of a student representative to the University Council’s Planning Committee, Council for Disability Rights and an observer in the Security Committee.
   18:35-18:45
8. Other issues 18:45-18:55
9. Recorded issues
10. Meeting ends 19:00

The meeting takes place in Icelandic.

 

A proposal for a new implementation of the period of medical exams and re-examination at the School of Social Sciences was approved by the University Council on 2 June! The matter was initially brought up by the Student Council and student representatives on the University Council at a University Council meeting on 4 November 2021. The proposal was workshopped and approved by the Board of the School of Social Sciences in consultation with the Division of Academic Affairs, with diligent work from the Board’s student representative. The approval of the proposal means that the autumn semester’s medical exams and re-examination at the School of Social Sciences will take place in December and January, not June, as has been the case.

This is a cause for celebration, as students have advocated for a revision of the medical and re-examination system at the School of Social Sciences for years. The Student Council and student representatives on the University Council look forward to seeing the matter through. 

The changes are expected to take effect in the academic year 2023-2024, and the Student Council has high hopes for continued cooperation with the university’s administration. At the meeting on June 2, student representatives on the University Council, Isabel Alejandra Diaz and Jessý Rún Jónsdóttir said the following, as recorded in the meeting’s minutes:

“Representatives of students in the University Council consider the review of the arrangement of medical and re-examinations at the School of Social Sciences to be long overdue and welcome the new proposal for implementation that has emerged, following the Student Council’s presentation at the University Council meeting on November 4, 2021. At the same time which was undertaken in the will of the student representatives underline that it must be ensured that a new implementation will take place before the university year 2023-2024, as has been agreed.

A new implementation is an acceptable solution for those involved and it is clear that the natural next step is to consider overall coordination of the teaching calendar across all Schools. The student representative would like to emphasise that this work, that everyone agrees to, in principle, should not slow down or prevent the implementation of the new arrangement of medical and re-examination within the School of Social Sciences. Representatives of students in the University Council as well as the Student Council have high hopes that the consultation will be solution-oriented and successful for the benefit of students, since it is clear that their interests are at stake.. We welcome these planned changes at the same time as we emphasise that the implementation will be realised as planned. “

According to Article 21 of the Student Council’s Laws, the Student Council shall appoint student representatives to the committees of the University Council. At this time we are looking for a students representative for the Planning Committee, two students representatives for the Council for Disability Rights as well as an observer in the Security Committee. Periods for the Planning Committee and the Security Committee are one year and three years for the Council for Disability Rights. 

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

For the Council for Disability Rights at least one of the student representative must fit the definition of special needs persons as stated in paragraph 1, Article 1 of the Regulation on disability services for study at the University of Iceland, no. 481/2010.

The Student Council will elect the representatives to the committees. 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 June 17th. The application must contain a CV, brief introduction of the applicant, a description of his interest and experience that he considers to be useful in the committee. 

The Student Council of the University of Iceland is looking for a Managing Director for the year 2022-2023.

Managing Director

The Managing Director supervises the Student Council’s finances and daily operations of the office alongside the President. That includes overseeing the Student Council’s employees timetables and the making of contracts for the Council, as well as the collection of advertisements in any of the Council’s published material. The Managing Director is also responsible for writing the minutes of Student Council meetings in addition to meetings of the Board of the Student Council.

Qualifications:

• Knowledge and experience of finances and book keeping
• Initiative and an ability to work independently
• Interest in the workings of the Student Council and students’ affairs in addition to being an active member of the University society
• Good Social skills
• Willingness and ability to work with Student Council members, the Student Council office and other stakeholders
• Ability to communicate, both verbally and in written text, in Icelandic and English
• Knowledge of the University of Iceland’s administrative body is an advantage
• Prior work in event planning and managing is an advantage
• Knowledge of accounting softwares is an advantage
• Formal qualifications befitting the work is an advantage
• Other knowledge and experience relevant to the position

 

The Student Council’s Managing Director is a part-time position, 40%-50%, available for one year with the possibility of extended employment. For further information regarding the role please contact the current Managing Director by email shi@hi.is.

A cover letter, CV and recommendations should be sent via email to forsetishi@hi.is with the subject “SHÍ Managing Director“.

The deadline is until June 5th 2022. Applications received after the deadline will not be taken into consideration.

The Student Council of the University of Iceland, the University of Iceland and the Icelandic Student Serviced, signed a declaration of intent regarding changing Stapi, a building on campus, into a student housing and thereby connecting it to Gamli garður and its new extension. The Student Council has long had this in its policy.

Stapi, which was originally called Stúdentaheimilið (Home of students), was built by the Icelandic Student Services (ISS) in 1971 and sold to the University of Iceland during the construction of the University Square in 2007. Stapi housed for a long time the Student Travel Office, the bookstore and later Stúdentakjallarinn on behalf of ISS. For the past decade, a course in physiotherapy has had facilities in Stapi.

The Student Council considers this to be a great step for the university community and an important step in the increase in the number of student apartments on campus.