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Verkmenntaskólinn á Akureyri The Comprehensive and Vocational Training College of Akureyri

Verkmenntaskólinn á Akureyri The Comprehensive and Vocational Training College of Akureyri. Data. Established in 1984 Number of staff 150 Number of students 1200 Distance learning students 700. General objectives. Create an environment for development and education Prepare students for

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Verkmenntaskólinn á Akureyri The Comprehensive and Vocational Training College of Akureyri

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  1. Verkmenntaskólinn á AkureyriThe Comprehensive and Vocational Training College of Akureyri

  2. Data • Established in 1984 • Number of staff150 • Number of students1200 • Distance learning students700

  3. General objectives Create an environment for development and education Prepare students for • Daily life • Employment • Further education

  4. 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

  5. Vocational studies Housing Metalwork Electronics Electric engineering Other vocational studies Culinary Paramedics Sports Business Mechanical Engineering Departments

  6. Departments cont’d • Art department • Design and textiles • Fine arts • Music • Undergraduate preparatory studies • Social science • Natural science

  7. The Head Teacher • Hjalti Jón Sveinsson

  8. English dept. Staff Baldvin Ringsted Guðjón Ólafsson Jónas Jónsson Erna Gunnarsdóttir Ómar Kristinsson Ghasoub Abed Karen Malmquist Anke Maria Steinke

  9. The Icelandic education System

  10. Thefourlevels! • 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)

  11. Data

  12. 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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