Month: October 2022

Finally! The Student Council’s School of Activities is back after a long break.

The Student Council’s School of Activities – Fall of 2022

The Student Council of The University of the Iceland hosts an activity school for children of HÍ-students born between 2017-2021. The sessions take place in the University’s gym at Sæmundargata (next to HT) next Saturdays, and each session is 40 minutes. The School of Activities starts Saturday, 29th of October with a free trial* and ends 26th of November. Consequently, there will be 5 sessions in total. The children are divided into three groups depending on their age – maximum occupancy is 30 children for each group. The first group (2020, 2021) 8:45 – 9:25, second group (2018, 2019) 9:30 – 10:10, and the third group ( 2017) 10:15 – 10:55. Light refreshments will be offered at the end of each session. *Note that all children must be registered for the free trial session (if the available spaces are filled for the trial session, children signed up for the whole package will be prioritized).

Click here to register a child for SHÍ’s School of Activities 2022

The goal of SHÍ’s Schools of Activities is to give children a platform to improve their exercising abilities, coordination, and well-being. Games and obstacle courses are a big part of the curriculum, and there is an emphasis on teamwork, consideration, and social growth. 

The teacher is Alda Ólafsdóttir, who is working on her Master’s degree in sports science.

Price per child is 3.500ISK, but there is a 500ISK sibling-discount for each sibling registered – price for 2 siblings would, therefore, be 6.000ISK. Customers of Landsbankinn receive a 1.500ISK discount and will, therefore, only pay 2.000ISK per child, if they pay via bank transfer from an account from Landsbankinn. It is not possible to receive both the Landsbanka- and the sibling discount simultaneously.

Parents are active during sessions by assisting their children. With that, they receive an important opportunity to get to know their children even better in unusual situations. Instructions on how to pay will be sent out shortly after the registration is approved.

If there are any questions, do not hesitate to contact us through mail – shi@hi.is – or through a message on Facebook (Stúdentaráð Háskóla Íslands).

The Student Council’s next meeting will be held on October 25th in O-202 at 17:00.

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.

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 17:05-17:30
4. Icelandic student services (presentation and discussion) 17:30-18:20
5. Intermission 18:20-18:30
6. SHÍ’s emphasis in relation to the revision of the Act on the Student Education Fund (Vote) 18:30 – 19:10
7. Proposal for the University of Iceland to declare a climate emergency (Vote) 19:10-19:20
8. Proposal  for a subcommittee of the Environment and Transport Committee of the Student Council (Vote) 19:25-19:30
9. Other issues 19:30-19:35
10. Recorded issues 19:30-19:35

The meeting takes place in Icelandic.

The Student Council of the University of Iceland and the electric utility company Orkusalan have once more signed a collaborative contract. This is the 15th consecutive year these two agree to a collaboration. Orkusalan has carbon-neutralized all its operation, and has a focus on clean and renewable energy for its customers. Moreover, Orkusalan offers students the best price for electricity. Therefore, the Student Council is proud of this collaboration as environmental issues and student benefits are two very important subjects of the Student Council.

Below you can see Guðmundur Ásgeir, the Managing Director of SHÍ, and Sigmundína Þorgrímsdóttir, Orkusalan’s Marketing Specialist, sign the contract.

Jón Atli Benediktsson, Rector of the University of Iceland, and Rebekka Karlsdóttir, President of the Student Council, recently signed a contract between the University of Iceland and the Student Council regarding services to students at the University of Iceland.

The Student Council is very grateful for the collaboration, which enables the council to maintain good protection of interests for students at the University of Iceland.The President and the Rector also hold regular meetings to ensure good information flow and to discuss students’ emphases. The Council’s suggestions are well received in the many areas of the university’s operations.

The Student Council continues to hold the University of Iceland on its toes, as the main role of the Council is to be a driving force, and encourages staff and management to cultivate the collaboration with students even further so that together we can make a good university even better.

You can now apply for grants in the first allocation of the Student fund here. Deadline is 14:00 pm October 24th. We encourage you to follow the instructions in the application form closely. Failure to meet the requirements of the application can result in the application being declined.

Before you apply, it is recommended that you read about the fund on the Student Council‘s website, especially the laws of the fund and the Code of Practice. Diagnostic and maintenance grants will not be allocated in this allocation.

Questions shall be directed to Dagný Þóra Óskarsdóttir, the fund’s chairperson. María can be reached by email at studentasjodur@hi.is.