Gróska is the latest addition to the Vísindagarðar complex and is intended to be a hub for business growth and innovation. Atli Freyr Þorvaldsson talked to Elísabet Sveinsdóttir and Hrólfur Jónsson, who both work for Vísindagarðar.
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Higher education is complicated, not least when in-person classes give way to distance learning, and there’s less oversight and support than usual. But students need not despair, for the university’s department committees have decided to draw from their well of wisdom and share some tips for distance learning with their fellow students.
From the warm confines of our rooms, with the sweet background noise of cats, pouring rain, or whatever our cohabitants might be up to at the moment, we spoke with Nikkita Hamar Patterson and Margrét Ann Thors, two teachers from the University of Iceland, about the effects of virtual teaching during this pandemic.
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It can be difficult for many to take their first steps toward education. Lack of confidence, learning difficulties, circumstances at home, and countless other factors.
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Through these difficult times, technology has made it possible for us to continue our studies. Teleconferencing equipment such as Teams and Zoom have been our new classrooms for the past weeks and we’re doing the best with what we have. But this change has brought with it some technical difficulties. We’ve gathered a few memorable incidents from the world of online learning:
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I assume I’m not the only university student who drinks a whole lot of coffee. Personally, I’ve gone through a number of coffee cards over my college career and spent more money on coffee than I care to know. Háma coffee has been there with me through good and bad, whether I’m trying to finish a difficult assignment on time or having a cozy chat with a friend in the University Center. I’ve often witnessed heated arguments about which Háma location has the best coffee, whether you should stop in for a cup of joe at Háma in Oddi, Háma in the University Center, or another one entirely.
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While the eyes of the world are being directed toward the medical and political aspects of the ongoing pandemic, our daily lives, although not in the headlines, have been violently plunged into a vortex of new rules. When the virus turned the whole world upside down, it seems like people started looking for the “new normal” in search of stability and support. But for certain groups, like students - foreign students in particular - seeking normality is a battle with many opponents.
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Erna Lea Bergsteinsdóttir is a second-year student in Social Work and president of the Student Council’s Social and Cultural Life Committee. A journalist from the Student Paper met with Erna Lea recently to discuss the role of the committee and how it has been affected by the pandemic.
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There's a group on the University of Iceland campus that keeps a low profile. Some of us may not know about them, while others have seen them perform on special occasions, such as graduations: they are the members of the University Choir.
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