The Women's Story Circle invites you and your hands to get an introduction to wool knitting and crochet. Read more

Objazdowy pokaz kina polskiego na Islandii // a touring film screenings of polish movies in Iceland // pólskar kvikmyndir á faraldsfæti á Íslandi

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Faculty of Social and Human Sciences at University of Iceland, in association with Women Of Multicultural Ethnicity Network in Iceland (W.O.M.E.N) and The Icelandic Women's Rights Association are organizing an international conference Integration and Immigrants' Participation, which is going to be held in Reykjavík, 14-15 November, 2011.

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All levels taught, course level 1 to course level 4. Read more

Erupcja rozpoczęła się dzisiaj, 21 maja, o godzinie około 17:30. Wulkan Grímsvötn znajduje się w środku lodowca Vatnajökull i jest najbardziej czynnym wulkanem na Islandii. Read more

An eruption started in Grímsvötn underneath glacier Vatnajökull on Saturday around 7 PM. The volcano is spewing large amounts of ash up to 45-50 thousand feet. The ash has fallen on the southern part of Iceland. Read more

From 1 May through 26 August, necessary dental procedures will be offered at no cost for children under 18 of low-income parents/guardians. Dentists in the University of Iceland's Faculty of Dentistry will determine what dental procedures are deemed necessary, and the services are provided there.
Applications will be received from 28 April through 1 June 2011. Read more

Heuristic play with object is rooted in young children's natural curiosity. As babies grow, they move beyond being content to simply feel and ponder objects, to wanting to find out what can be done with them.

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Fimmtudaginn 3. mars mun Vinnumálastofnun hefja flutning á allri starfssemi sinni á höfuðborgarsvæðinu undir eitt þak í Kringlunni 1.
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Mr. Kjartan Borg has retired from his duties as Honorary Consul-General of Thailand to Iceland.

The Consulate's office will be closed from January 1^st 2011.

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Fræðslumiðstöð Vestfjarða offers courses in Icelandic, both beginner and advanced classes. The main emphasis is placed on everyday language.

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Thursday July 8th at 8 p.m. you can take a guided walking tour of downtown Reykjavík where the cultural life in the city centre will be introduced with a bit of history mixed in. You can choose between the five languages above. The walk takes off from Reykjavík City Library in Tryggvagata 15 (map) at 8 p.m and is free of charge. No booking is needed.

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Information for foreigners

April 14th 2010

Earth tremors are reported under the summit of the Eyjafjallajökull glacier, in the south of Iceland. The Department of Civil Protection and Emergency Management, in consultation with geophysicists from the Icelandic Meteorological Office, have already evacuated the areas to the south of the glacier as a precautionary measure.

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Referendum on the future validity of the Act No. 1/2010 will be held on 6 March 2010.

Information about the referendum can be found here (www.kosning.is/english)

Click here to download an information brochure about the referendum

The Reykjavikur Branch of the Icelandic Red Cross, The Icelandic Church Aid (Hjálparstarf kirkjunnar) and The Family Support Fund (Mæðrastyrksnefnd Reykjavíkur) in cooperation with EYKT building company, offer common support for Christmas. In order to get the support it should be applied in time. Please, read carefully the following information. The applicant should apply through the local authorities, e.x. the social worker or priest. *Application deadline: 10th of december 2009. Read more

Approx 800 participants of foreign origin participated in the study. The respondents answered and submitted a questionnaire that contained more than one hundred questions, either by post or in person in their place of work. The study was anonymous. Read more

Á ráðstefnunni verður að finna fjölda áhugaverðra fyrirlestra, svo sem um áhrif efnahagsþrenginga á heilsu og líðan, áhrif Alþjóðagjaldeyrissjóðsins á heilbrigðiskerfi þeirra landa sem þeir aðstoða, reynslu Norðurlandaþjóðanna, kynntar verðar niðurstöður íslenskra rannsókna ásamt úrræðum sem unnið er að í íslensku samfélagi. Einnig er gert ráð fyrir umræðu með þátttakendum um hvers konar samfélag við viljum búa í. Ráðstefnan fer fram á ensku. Read more

The Chief Epidemiologist in Iceland wants to promote the following due to many inquiries from parents associations, school managers and others regarding possible impact the influenza A(H1N1)v may have on the educational system in Iceland.

The educational system will operate as usual and schools will start on set dates despite the pandemic influenza A(H1N1)v. Furthermore, the Chief Epidemiologist wants to iterate that:

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The course is 24 teaching hours held three Saturdays in May from 10 to 16. Participants are assisted in developing their own business ideas and get training in drafting and introducing their own business plan. Read more

A new government has been formed and it is the first majority coalition government of two leftist parties in the history of the Republic, or from the year 1944 to date. Read more

Who may vote?

General elections to Parliament [Alþingi] are on 25 April 2009. Only Icelandic citizens may vote or run for election. They must be 18 years of age and be legally residing in Iceland. Those who have moved away from Iceland retain the right to vote for eight years and even longer if they apply for an extension.

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Foreign citizens from countries within the EEA are advised to check their registration status with The National Registry (Þjóðskrá). Everyone with a fixed abode (legal domicile) in Iceland should be registered with the National Registry (Þjóðskrá). Read more

The Dentistry Department of the University of Iceland and the Icelandic Dentistry Council will soon do its part in helping families hit by the recession. Read more

A new government took power at a cabinet meeting at Bessastaðir last Sunday. Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir is the new Prime Minister and Guðbjartur Hannesson the president of the parliament Read more

Icelandic authorities have extended the adapt stipulation that restricts free movement of people from Bulgaria and Romania until 2012.

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The Directorate of Labour has opened another agency at Borgartún 7B. The office at Engjateig 11 will remain in operation but the European Employment Services EURES will be situated in the new office. Read more

It must be remembered that rent compensation must be applied for at the beginning of each calendar year and that the application is only valid until the end of that year. Read more

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The government has decided to initiate measures to help the nations families and households in the wake of the current worldwide depression. Read more

The Red Cross has opened a new web site; redcross.is/immigrants with information in five languages – English, Polish, Russian, Spanish and Thai. Read more

The Multicultural Centre opens a new website - New means of information distribution to immigrants

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