News

The Student Council of the University of Iceland is looking for a Project Manager. 

The is a two-month job at the Student Council’s rights office in mapping the financial situation of students in Iceland. The role involves gathering information and data on students’ rights within the welfare system and the goal is to get a better picture of their position in different social situations. The rights of students to employment and income security, health services, education and social services shall be looked into. The Project Manager oversees the collection of information and data in consultation with the office and the board of the Student Council.

Qualification:

• Interest in the workings of the Student Council and students’ affairs.
• Knowledge and experience in finance, analytical work and economic research.
• Education  befitting the work
• Other knowledge and experience that is useful in the job.
• Willingness and ability to work with Student Council members, the Student Council’s office and other stakeholders
• Good social skills.
• Experience in management and policy formulation is an advantage.
• Initiative and ability to work independently.

The Project Manager is hired for a 100% job from July 1st to August 31st or by further agreement. Further information about the job can be obtained from the President or Vice-President of the Student Council  at 570-0856 or by email to shi@hi.is. More information about the Student Council’s emphasis on this topic can be found on student.is, under Published material and in connection with the Student Council’s campaign for students’ financial security, Don’t students deserve better?

A cover letter together with a résumé and recommendations shall be sent via email to shi@hi.is with the subject heading “SHÍ Project Manager” The deadline is until 23:59, June 20th 2021. Applications received after the deadline will not be taken into consideration.

– EXTENDED APPLICATION DEADLINE –

The Student Council of the University of Iceland is looking for a Managing Director. 

The Managing Director supervises the Student Council’s finances, the daily operations of the office, including attendance systems of the Student Council’s employees, oversees the making of contracts for the Student Council and the collection of advertisements in any of the Council’s published material, and is responsible for writing the minutes of Student Council meetings in addition to meetings of the Board of the Student Council. Along with other daily projects for the Student Council office.

Qualifications:

• Interest in the workings of the Student Council and students’ affairs in addition to being an active member of the University society
• Knowledge and experience of finances and bookkeeping
• Knowledge of accounting softwares is an advantage
• Willingness and ability to work with Student Council members, the Student Council office and other stakeholders
• Knowledge of the University of Iceland’s administrative body is an advantage
• Good Social skills
• Prior work in event planning and managing is an advantage
• A competence in communicating, both verbally and in written text, in Icelandic and English
• Initiative and an ability to work independently
• 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 available for one year with the possibility of extended employment. For further information regarding the role, contact the current Managing Director at 570-0856 or by email to shi@hi.is.

A cover letter, résumé and recommendations should be sent via email to shi@hi.is with the subject heading “SHÍ Managing Director” The deadline is until 23:59, June 27th 2021. Applications received after the deadline will not be taken into consideration.

The Student Council’s next meeting will be held in Oddi-101 and on Teams at 5:00 p.m. June 9th.

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. If a student wishes to attend the meeting, a request needs to be sent to shi@hi.is to join the Teams meeting.

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 17:05-17:25
4. Presentation on the Aurora collaboration 17:25-18:05
5. Code of practice of the Student Council 18:05-18:25
6. Intermission18:25-18:35
7. Proposal on the appointment of a workgroup in regards to the parliamentary elections 2021 18:25-18:40
8. Appointment of a student representative to the University Council’s Quality Committee 18:40-18:50
9. Other issues 18:50-19:00

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 graduate student representative for the Quality Committee as well as an observer in the Security Committee. Periods for both committees are until June 2024.

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. 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 8th. 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 celebrates the fact that the summer studies and the summer jobs that will be available to students in the summer of 2021 have now been published.

If you intend to do summer studies, you can find a detailed list of the summer studies available on the summer study page of the University of Iceland’s website here.

Applications will open on May 17th and teaching will begin on June 1st.

For those who want to work this summer, it is ideal to get acquainted with the jobs that the Directorate of Labor (Vinnumálastofnun) is currently advertising for all students 18 years and older. There are about 2500 diverse jobs available and more information about them can be found on the Directorate of Labor’s website here.

The Student Council wishes all students a happy summer.

The Student Council’s exchange meeting will be held in person and on Teams at 5:00 p.m. on the 11th of May. The Student Council will meet but due to COVID restrictions, we are not able to invite guests. If a student wishes to attend the meeting, a request needs to be sent to shi@hi.is to join the Teams meeting.

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.

The agenda can be found here.

Please contact the office of the Student Council at shi@hi.is if you have any questions regarding the meeting agenda. All students are welcome to contact us with inquiries about the Student Council and its meetings. The Student Council also answers questions on student rights, social life and more.

The Student Council of the University of Iceland is looking for an International Officer for the term 2021 – 2022. The International Officer will serve international students at the University in cooperation with the International Division of the University of Iceland and the Student Council Office.

Further information:

The International Officer will oversee services provided for international students with the aim to protect their interest, help them become active participants in the University society, answer their requests and questions and provide other assistance. The International Officer is a confidant for international students at the University and shall be able to provide telephone and email assistance as needed. The International Officer will also participate in daily projects in cooperation with the president of the Student Council.

The International Officer also works as the representative of students in the Aurora European Universities Network and Alliance. There they will supervise projects in cooperation with the Aurora contacts within the University of Iceland and help with any projects they are assigned. They will also oversee preparation for conferences and other events related to Aurora, and participate as is seen fit.

The International Officer’s position is fairly new. It is very important that the next Officer is creative and helpful in shaping the position in cooperation with the Student Council.

Qualifications:

• Interest in the work of the Student Council and students’ affairs in the addition to being an active member of the University society.
• International experience is an advantage
• Knowledge of the administration of the University of Iceland is an advantage
• Knowledge of the Aurora network is an advantage
• Excellent social skills
• Experience in event planning or organizing is an advantage
• Strong communication skills, both verbally and in written text, in both Icelandic and English
• Other language knowledge is an advantage
• Initiative and ability to work independently

The Student Council’s International Officer is a 50% position available for one year with the possibility of extended employment. Applicants must be able to begin work on June 1st 2021. For further information regarding the role, contact the current International Officer Emily Reise internationalcommittee@hi.is or the Student Council at shi@hi.is.

A cover letter, résume and lists of references should be sent via email to shi@hi.is with the subject heading ‘’SHÍ International Officer 2021-2022.’’

The deadline for applications is 13:00 May 14th 2021. Any applications received after the deadline will not be taken into consideration.

Tonight, Isabel Alejandra Díaz was re-elected president of the Student Council of the University of Iceland. The election took place at a special election meeting of the council held online. The new Rights Office and the newly elected Student Council will formally take office after the exchange meeting in May. Isabel was first elected President of the Student Council in the spring of 2020 and was the first person of foreign origin to hold the position of President of the Student Council from the beginning, on the 100th anniversary of the Student Council. Isabel’s heritage can be traced to the Central American state of El Salvador. This year is another milestone in history, as Isabel is the first woman to serve as President of the Student Council for two years in a row.

Isabel championed Röskva’s list of candidates in the elections to the Student Council of the University of Iceland and won with the most votes in March 2020. In parallel with her work as President of the Student Council, she has also served on the University Council and will continue to do so next year. Isabel has previously served as a deputy member of the Student Council and the School Councils, in the 2018-2019 operating year she held the position of deputy member of the School Council of Humanities and Social Sciences in the 2019-2020 school year.

Isabel graduated with a BA degree in political science and a minor in Spanish from the University of Iceland in June 2020. In addition to her studies, she worked at the University of Iceland Continuing Education, UNICEF and was the project manager for Language Magic 2017-2018, a summer course for bilingual and multilingual children in Ísafjörður. Isabel graduated from Menntaskólinn á Ísafjörður in 2016 and received three awards for the highest average grades, and was subsequently the fjallkonan of Ísafjörður on June 17, 2016.

“The past year has clearly shown that the voice of students is important, but also that more often than not there is a real need to work for it. The coming year is no less full of challenges, at the same time as we learn lessons from the pandemic, we will continue to deal with its effects. The difficult situation of students on the labor market and within the student loan system are issues that will continue to require careful advocacy as well as the need to resurrect other issues. I am full of enthusiasm, gratitude and anticipation for the coming year. ” says Isabel.

At the election meeting, the following representatives were also elected to the Student Rights Office:

Vice President: Sara Þöll Finnbogadóttir, outgoing Student Loan Representative 2020 – 2021.

Interest representative: Jessý Rún Jónsdóttir, also student representative on the University Council 2020 – 2022.

Student Loan Representative: Vífill Harðarson

Live Stream party to celebrate the last Student Paper of the school year.

SCHEDULE

20:00 The stream opens
20:15 Pub quiz
– Those who wish to compete send their answers to the email studentabladid@hi.is
20:45 Stand-up with Stefáni Ingvari og Vilhelm Neto from the comedy group VHS
21:00 The singer Kristín Sesselja will perform – sponsored by Landsbankinn.

Winners will be announced at the end of the stream

In collaboration with Amalía Björnsdóttir and Þuríður Jóhannsdóttir, professors at the School of Education, the Student Council presents a survey on students’ experience at the University of Iceland during COVID-19 in the school year 2020–2021. The aim is to continue to monitor the experience and progress of students at the University of Iceland as COVID-19 continues to disrupt traditional learning and teaching.

Questions are related to the epidemic and how changed teaching arrangements have affected learning, finances, and students’ well-being. At the end of the questionnaire, there are some questions about the summer ahead, whether students have found jobs and are interested in summer studies. Participation is very important for us to protect the interests of all students in the best way possible. We ask that you complete the survey by April 28th.

There is no obligation to answer the questionnaire and those who do may choose to omit individual questions as they see fit. The data received during this study will not be cross-referenced with any other databases or datasets.

For further information about the survey please contact the person in charge, Amalía Björnsdóttir, professor, School of Education, University of Iceland, amaliabj@hi.is. The co-researcher is Þuríður Jóhannsdóttir, Professor, School of Education, University of Iceland, thuridur@hi.is. 

Last spring, Amalía and Þuríður sent out a survey to all students at the University of Iceland in collaboration with the Division of Academic Affairs to examine students’ experiences during COVID-19. The results have been published in a report and in Tímarit Kennslumiðstöðvar HÍ.