National Reforms in Higher Education

Many different acts and regulations form the legislative framework for higher education in Iceland. The most prominent of these is the Higher Education Institution Act No. 63/2006 which "applies to educational institutions providing higher education leading to a degree and which have been accredited by the Ministry of Education Science and Culture" (Higher Education Institution Act 63/2006, article 1), and the Act on Public Higher Education Institutions, which applies to the University of Iceland, the University of Akureyri, the Agricultural University of Iceland, and Hólar University College, all of which operate as public higher education institutions accountable to the Minister of Education, Science and Culture. Other legislation fall under the realm of higher education, such as the Regulation on Quality Assurance of Teaching and Research No. 321/2009, the Regulation on the Procedure of the Board of Appeal for Student Complaints at Higher Education Institutions No. 1152/2006, and the Act on Public Support for Research No. 3/2003. 

2023

There have been no reforms.

2022

There have been no reforms.

2021

In 2021 a new 2030 vision for the University of Iceland was approved.