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20 March 2025 /ISTP 2025: International Summit on the Teaching Profession in Reykjavík
The International Summit on the Teaching Profession, ISTP 2025, takes place in Reykjavík, Iceland on 24-26 March 2025. Twenty-five ministers of education from leading countries in the field of educati...
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11 June 2024 /Iceland increases contributions to UNRWA
Today, the Minister of Education and Children's Affairs, Ásmundur Einar Daðason attended on behalf of the Prime Minister of Iceland the Call for Action: Urgent Humanitarian Response conference in Jord...
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02 December 2023 /Unlocking potential: Live conference stream
The Nordic Network for Newly Arrived Students and the Ministry of Education and Children in Iceland host the Nordic conference, Unlocking potential: Effective strategies for supporting immigrant ...
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28 March 2023 /Investing in Children – the Key to Prosperity
Ásmundur Einar Daðason, Minister of Education and Children in Iceland, and the Council of Europe will host a conference on March 30 on the advantages of investing in children. The event is organized a...
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28 March 2023 /Iceland hosts first ever CDENF meeting outside of Strasbourg
The Ministry of Education and Children in Iceland hosts a meeting for the Council of Europe Steering Committee for the Rights of the Child (CDENF) in Reykjavik, Iceland on March 28 and 29. The ev...
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25 April 2022 /Iceland to welcome up to 140 vulnerable refugees from Ukraine
The Government of Iceland approved on April 22 a recommendation of the Prime Minister, Minister of Social Affairs and the Labour Market, Minister of Justice, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Minister of ...
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17 November 2021 /Iceland elected to the UNESCO Executive Board
Iceland has been elected to the Executive Board of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation at its ongoing General Conference in Paris. Iceland received 168 votes in today’...
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10 November 2021 /Iceland’s candidacy emphases presented at the UNESCO General Conference
Delegates of Iceland have presented their points of emphases for Iceland’s Executive Board candidacy to the UNESCO General Conference. Iceland has been increasing its activities and contributions...
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16 June 2021 /Extensive report on the status of global Arctic research: Knowledge for a Sustainable Arctic
Following a successful 3rd Arctic Science Ministerial (ASM3) which was held in Tokyo in May, the newly released ASM3 Report is out now and publicly available. The Ministerial was co-hosted by Iceland...
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10 May 2021 /Science holds the solutions: Ministers of Science meet on Arctic cooperation
"Cooperation in Arctic science is required to meet the complex challenges of climate change and biodiversity loss," said Lilja Alfreðsdóttir, Minister of Education, Science and Culture, in her opening...
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08 May 2021 /Memorandum of Cooperation signed on Cooperation between Iceland and Japan: Education, Science, Technology and Innovation
Lilja Alfreðsdóttir, Minister of Education, Science and Culture, had a bilateral meeting with Koichi HAGIUDA, Japanese Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology. At the meeting, t...
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23 February 2021 /Significant easing of domestic restrictions in Iceland to take effect tomorrow
In-person attendance at sporting events is allowed again Limits on attendance at cultural events raised to 200 Higher level education returning to normalcy Low threshold testing, cont...
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19 October 2020 /Iceland's first film policy is born
The Icelandic Ministry of Education, Science and Culture has published the first comprehensive policy on film industry and film culture. The Ministry and leading members of the film industry joined fo...
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23 June 2020 /New Climate Action Plan - Iceland will fulfil its commitments and more
With the measures presented today, Iceland is expected to achieve a 35% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 – The binding Effort Sharing reduction target to meet the commitments of the ...
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13 March 2020 /Stricter measures to slow down the spread of COVID-19
The Government has announced a ban on gatherings of 100 people or more, starting Monday 16 March. Universities and upper secondary schools will close for four weeks ...
