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<\/p>\nThe Technical Centre of the University of Iceland is to be expanded.
\nat the Learning Centre by the Stream in Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur following students in
\nThe number of students on the engineering programme has increased significantly in recent terms. R\u00f3sa
\nGu\u00f0bjartsd\u00f3ttir, Mayor of Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur, and J\u00f3n Atli Benediktsson, Rector
\nThe University of Iceland signed an agreement on this matter at the Faculty of Engineering on
\ndays. <\/p>\n
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Just over three years
\nsince the study of engineering technology was moved from \u00c1sbr\u00fa in Reykjanesb\u00e6r to the Education Centre at
\nThe aim of the transfers was, among other things, to further strengthen the framework of the study.
\nand at the same time lay a strong foundation for shorter higher education courses in technical subjects. Furthermore
\nWas the aim to increase the number of students in engineering, given the demand for people?
\nwith such education growing in Icelandic society. <\/p>\n
\u201eThree years ago, we celebrated the arrival of the University of Iceland's Faculty of Engineering in Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur, and now we celebrate its increased popularity, expansion and strengthening. It is very pleasing to see the Learning Centre by the Stream become, in a tangible way, a house of creativity, learning and technology, and to do so in a strong partnership with the university. Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur is a vibrant educational community in rapid development and formation, and it is fitting that the higher education specialisation in Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur is in the field of technology. There has been a significant boom in business development in the area; industrial plots are selling out fast and the number of technology companies within the town's boundaries is growing. Then there is the forthcoming development of the Technical University's future premises in the harbour area. I can see a great deal of collaboration and a flow of students between them,\u201c <\/em>says R\u00f3sa Gu\u00f0bjartsd\u00f3ttir, Mayor of Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur.<\/p>\n At the Technical College, courses are offered on the one hand. \u201eIt has been a great challenge to move and revive the study of engineering science at the same time as a global pandemic is raging. Few opportunities have arisen to introduce the course to interested and prospective students. Nevertheless, the engineering programme has grown steadily since 2018. We can only look to the future with optimism, with greatly improved student and teaching facilities at the Learning Centre by the Stream. With the sun shining and infection rates falling, we look forward to presenting the programme and our excellent learning facilities to future technologists. We are extremely grateful to everyone who has been involved in the development of the University of Iceland's Technology Centre,\u201d <\/em>says Karl S\u00f6lvi Gu\u00f0mundsson, professor at the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering.<\/p>\n Forecasts of continued growth call for an expansion of the premises. Predictions are still being made \u201e<\/em>It is very gratifying how positive the development has been in the engineering programme since it was moved to the Engineering Centre in Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur in 2018. Engineering is an important applied discipline for Icelandic society. We at the University of Iceland have worked to strengthen it in recent years, and it is now very well established at the University of Iceland. I would like to thank Professor Karl S\u00f6lvi Gu\u00f0mundsson for his leadership role in this work. I also thank R\u00f3sa Gu\u00f0bjartsd\u00f3ttir, Mayor of Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur, for our successful collaboration,\u201d <\/em>says J\u00f3n Atli Benediktsson, Rector of the University of Iceland.<\/p>\n Photographs:<\/strong> Kristinn Ingvarsson <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Til stendur a\u00f0 st\u00e6kka T\u00e6knifr\u00e6\u00f0isetur H\u00e1sk\u00f3la \u00cdslands \u00ed Menntasetrinu vi\u00f0 L\u00e6kinn \u00ed Hafnarfir\u00f0i \u00ed kj\u00f6lfar \u00feess a\u00f0 nemendum \u00ed t\u00e6knifr\u00e6\u00f0in\u00e1mi hefur fj\u00f6lga\u00f0 umtalsvert \u00e1 undanf\u00f6rnum misserum. R\u00f3sa Gu\u00f0bjartsd\u00f3ttir, b\u00e6jarstj\u00f3ri \u00ed Hafnarfir\u00f0i, og J\u00f3n Atli Benediktsson, rektor H\u00e1sk\u00f3la \u00cdslands, undirritu\u00f0u samkomulag \u00feessa efnis \u00ed T\u00e6knifr\u00e6\u00f0isetrinu \u00e1 d\u00f6gunum. Eftirspurn eftir t\u00e6knimenntu\u00f0u f\u00f3lki vaxandi \u00ed \u00edslensku samf\u00e9lagi R\u00fam […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":18982,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_breakdance_hide_in_design_set":false,"_breakdance_tags":"","wds_primary_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14898","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-frettir"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14898","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14898"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14898\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18982"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14898"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14898"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14898"}],"curies":[{"name":"WordPress","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}The number of students has doubled in three years.<\/strong><\/h4>\n
\nA three-semester diploma programme in technical subjects at further education college level, which provides access to
\nother studies at university level, and on the other hand, the BSc in engineering which formally
\nunder the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Iceland. The structure of the programme on
\nThe new site has been led by Karl S\u00f6lvi Gu\u00f0mundsson, a professor at
\nThe Faculty of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Iceland, who is also the director
\nof the Technical Centre. Since the move to the Education Centre was completed about three years ago
\nOver the years, the programme has grown and flourished. Sixty students are now studying engineering and
\nthe number has almost doubled since 2017. That is particularly noteworthy.
\nas opportunities to promote the course have been few in recent terms due to
\nof the pandemic. Applications from new students have also more than doubled since
\nthe transfer of the programme to Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur, but it should be noted that the first students who
\nThose who enrolled after the transfer will graduate this year. <\/p>\n![\"KRI_VoN_taeknifraedi_200511_002\"](\"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/kri_von_taeknifraedi_200511_002-scaled.jpg\")
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\nRather, a continued increase in students is expected in the coming years, and it was therefore clear that
\nIt was necessary to respond by expanding the premises for the operations. The Technical Centre
\nhas had use of one floor in the premises of the Learning Centre by the Stream in accordance with
\nunder the agreement between the University of Iceland and the City of Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur from 2018, but under a new agreement
\nThe centre will gain use of an additional floor. It will, among other things, be used to enhance
\nto further practical teaching in the programme and improve student facilities. <\/p>\n![\"KRI_VoN_taeknifraedi_200511_013\"](\"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/kri_von_taeknifraedi_200511_013-scaled.jpg\")
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