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Over 180 specialists in Computer Assisted Language Learning and related fields came together at the EUROCALL 2023 conference held on 15-18 August in Veröld – House of Vigdís. EUROCALL, the [...]

  Vigdís Finnbogadóttir. Photo/Getty Images An exhibition dedicated to the life and impact of Vigdís Finnbogadóttir, the former president of Iceland and UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador for Languages, [...]

Over 170 language teachers and language professionals  participated in the international conference The Future of Languages, in Veröld – House of Vigdís at the University of Iceland on 8-9 June [...]

An exploratory workshop with experts in translations and literary production was held in Veröld – House of Vigdís on 7–8 June 2023, as part of the Vigdís International Centre’s [...]

The annual report of Vigdís International Centre for Multilingualism and Intercultural Understanding for the year 2022 is now available online and can be downloaded here. The report contains the [...]

The annual meeting of the Vigdís International Centre for Multilingualism and Intercultural Understanding was held in Veröld – House of Vigdís on Wednesday 10 May 2023. This was the first [...]

The International Vigdís Prize recognizes individuals, organisations or institutions that have pursued groundbreaking work supporting languages and cultures, for example with projects promoting [...]

New educational website for children activities Lilja Dögg Alfreðsdóttir, Minister of Culture and Business Affairs opened the new language learning website Icelandic Online Börn in Veröld – [...]

Today, the Nowruz festival begins in many countries of the world. The word Nowruz means “new day” and during the festival the renewal of nature and arrival of spring are celebrated [...]

With the aim of opening a platform for hearing the voices and experiences of refugees in Iceland with regard to languages and language rights, The Vigdís International Centre for Multilingualism [...]