verkmenntaskólinn á akureyri the comprehensive and vocational training college of akureyri
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Verkmenntaskólinn á AkureyriThe Comprehensive and Vocational
Training College of Akureyri
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Data• Established in 1984• Number of staff 150• Number of students 1200• Distance learning students700
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General objectives
Create an environment for development and education
Prepare students for- Daily life- Employment- Further education
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Departments
• Vocational studies 3-4 years• Engineering (4 stages) 1-5 years• Social and natural science studies 4 years
• General/preparatory studies 1-2 years
• Special needs department
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DepartmentsVocational studies
– Housing – Metalwork– Electronics– Electric engineering
Other vocational studies– Culinary– Paramedics– Sports– Business– Mechanical Engineering
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Departments cont’d
• Art department– Design and textiles– Fine arts– Music
• Undergraduate preparatory studies– Social science– Natural science
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The Head Teacher• Hjalti Jón Sveinsson
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English dept. Staff
Baldvin Ringsted
Guðjón Ólafsson
Jónas Jónsson
Erna Gunnarsdóttir
Ómar Kristinsson
Ghasoub Abed
Karen Malmquist
Anke Maria Steinke
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The Icelandic education System
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The four levels!
• Higher education Universities, colleges and vocational training institutes.
• Upper secondary education (comprehensive) Schools such as VMA.
• Compulsory education (elementary school) Mandatory for everyone between the age of 6 and 16.
• Pre-school education (kindergarten)
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Nr. of schools
Nr. of students
Nr. of staff
Pre schools 261 16710 4703
Elementary 178 44637 6574
Comprehensive 30 29724 2304
Higher education 8 16277 2378
Data
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Distance Education
•5022 Students in Iceland are taking courses via distance education programmes.
•2200 Icelandic students are studying in
institutions in other countries. 25 of them are here in France.
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