The University of Akureyri (Háskólinn á Akureyri) is a public, fully accredited higher education institution established in 1987.

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The University is located in the capital of north Iceland and has served Akureyri and its rural surrounding for more than 30 years. While building a reputation for academic excellence and good industrial relations, the university has been instrumental in the area’s economic growth and is central in the area’s future planning as a knowledge-based society.

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The University , which offers  campus-based and online instruction  in Icelandic and  in English, currently has 2500 students registered in programmes in Social Sciences, Media Studies, Nursing, Paramedics, Occupational Therapy, Teacher Training (pre-school and primary school), Biotechnology, Law, Police Science, Modern Studies, Psychology, Fishery Studies, Computer Science and Business Administration.

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Graduate programmes are offered in the health Sciences, Social Sciences, Business Administration, Law and Natural Resource Studies. In 2019 UNAK completed its educational cycle by offering doctoral studies.

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Host of the Northern Research Forum, the University of Akureyri research focuses primarily on arctic issues.

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For additional institutional information please visit https://www.unak.is/english

For exchange programmes visit
https://www.unak.is/english/study/education/exchange-studies 

or contact international@unak.is