Finnish schools try bilingual education
When children in Finland’s capital Helsinki attend school next autumn, some of them will have the chance to study in a language other than their nativ...
Students in Norway cheating financial aid system
Evidence has come to light that some Norwegian university students are cheating the system. It would appear that the students are collecting student a...
Swedish school system attracts global interest
A sweeping reform of Sweden’s public school system 16 years ago is attracting interest from all over the world, not least for the controversial decisi...
Non-Europeans to pay for Swedish universities
Sweden’s famously free tertiary level education may no longer be free for all, with foreigners outside of the EU soon having to pay tuition fees, acco...
Business Factory opens to incubate SMEs
A facility called the Business Factory has been established at Reykjavik University to help small businesses get off the ground. Established by Klak I...
Icelandic culture fosters girls’ maths skills
In America, it is a common misconception that boys learn maths with greater ease than girls, however a new study has shown that cultural and social in...
World’s first master degree in Polar Law
The University of Akureyri in Iceland will be launching the world’s first programme in polar law in September. The new master’s programme will focus o...
Class trips to Iceland makes UK college shine
Ofsted, an educational watchdog in the UK, recently highlighted the work of Havant College in the UK as an exceptional example of science teaching pra...