Laws and regulations

The University of Akureyri operates according to the Act on Public Higher Education Institutions no. 85/2008. In addition, the University is subject to:

• Regulation on Quality Assurance of Teaching and Research no. 321/2009 (in Icelandic only)
• Regulation on the procedure of the Board of Appeal for student complaints at higher education institutions no. 1152/2006 (in Icelandic only)
• The Higher Education Act no. 63/2006

Regulations at the University of Akureyri

The regulations listed here below are English translations. The original Icelandic text, as published in the Law Gazette (Stjórnartíðindi), is the authoritative text. Should there be discrepancy between this translation and the authoritative text, the latter prevails.

• Regulations for the University of Akureyri No. 694/2022 with amendments no. 572/2023 and no. 1081/2023.

Rules approved by the University Council and/or the Executive Board

• Regulations on responding to bullying, violence, gender-based and sexual harassment and gender-based and sexual violence within the University of Akureyri