Successful workshop on the culture of Roma people
Roma people and researchers of the Roma culture assembled in Veröld – House of Vigdís today, for an international workshop, held in the Romani and English languages. The workshop is the [...]
Roma in the Centre Initiative
Roma family in Seyðisfjörður, 1912. Photo by Björn Björnsson. Source: National Musum of Iceland Sofiya Zahova, postdoctoral researcher. Roma in the Centre is an [...]
Hólmfríður Garðarsdóttir new president of the Association of Language Teachers in Iceland
Dr Hólmfríður Garðarsdóttir is the new president of STÍL – the Association of Language Teachers in Iceland. Hólmfríður completed her doctoral degree from the University of Texas at Austin [...]
Visit from the Chancellor of Tokai University
Representatives from Tokai University in Tokyo, Japan, paid a visit to the Vigdís Finnbogadóttir Institute of foreign languages today, in Veröld – House of Vigdís. Collaboration between [...]
Milli mála 2018
The newest edition of Vigdís Finnbogadóttir Institure for foreign languages’ online magazine, Milli mála, has been released and can be accessed here. Milli mála – Journal of Language and [...]
Hva med språkfellesskapet? Er nordisk språkfellesskap på vei ut?
Seminar om hvordan det står til med det nordiske språkfelleskapet – ikke minst på universitetene i Norden. En ny utredning om undervisning av Nordens språk ved universiteter og høyskoler i Norden [...]
Latin American Movie Days in Veröld – House of Vigdís 7 – 29 March
To celebrate the United Nations’ Year of Indigenous Langues 2019, Latin American Movie Days have a special focus on the indigenous people and languages of Latin America.
The International Mother Language Day celebrated in Veröld
The International Mother Language Day was celebrated in Veröld – House of Vigdís today, 21 February. A big thank you goes to the school children from 3rd and 4th grade of Melaskóli that [...]