University of Iceland

The University of Iceland is a progressive educational and scientific institution, renowned in the global scientific community for its research. It is a state university, situated in the heart of Reykjavík, the capital of Iceland. A modern, diversified and rapidly developing institution, the University of Iceland offers opportunities for study and research in nearly 400 undergraduate and graduate programmes, spanning most fields of science and scholarship. It is comprised of five different schools; School of Education; School of Engineering and Natural Sciences; School of Health Sciences; School of Humanities; and School of Social Sciences.

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Personalised Medicine from a Nordic Perspective (Coursera)

The technical revolution has generated large amounts of data in healthcare and research, and a rapidly increasing knowledge about factors of importance for the individual’s health. This holds great potential to support a change from the one-size-fits-all paradigm to personalised or precision medicine, to guide and thereby improve each [...]

Small States and Leadership (edX)

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Small States and Leadership (edX)
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Do you want to learn about leadership in small states? Join our course, where we explore how small states can use clever leadership to transform smallness into an asset when promoting their interests at home and abroad.

Paths to Peace and Conflict: From the Body to the International (edX)

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Paths to Peace and Conflict: From the Body to the International (edX)
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Do you want to strengthen your understanding of peace and conflict processes? Join our course, where we explore peacebuilding with an inclusive and intersectional lens to shed light on ways we can strengthen peace processes.

Gender and Development: Critical Theories and Approaches (edX)

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Gender and Development: Critical Theories and Approaches (edX)
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Learn about critical theories and topics in the field of gender and development. Gender equality is one of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals. As such, learning about the theoretical and practical interplay between gender and international development is of utmost importance to anyone working in or considering a [...]

The Medieval Icelandic Sagas (edX)

Learn about the Icelandic Sagas, the characteristic literary genre of Medieval Iceland comprising roughly 40 texts. The Medieval Icelandic Sagas is an introductory course on the single most characteristic literary genre of Medieval Iceland. Mainly written in the 13th century, the Icelandic Sagas are comprised of roughly 40 texts [...]