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    International Mother Language Day
    By halldora
    In Fréttir, News, Uncategorized, VIMIUC
    Posted 23. February, 2023

    International Mother Language Day

      School children from Hólabrekkuskóli visited Veröld – House of Vigdís on the International Mother Language Day, 21 February. The day started with a brief introduction to the Living [...]

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    Vigdís Centre Participating in UNESCO’s International Mother Language Day Event in Paris
    By halldora
    In Fréttir, Uncategorized, VIMIUC
    Posted 23. February, 2023

    Vigdís Centre Participating in UNESCO’s International Mother Language Day Event in Paris

    The Vigdís International Centre for Multilingualism and Intercultural Understanding was proud to present its work and activities at the Icelandic stand during the celebration of International [...]

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    Lively seminar with women leaders
    By halldora
    In Fréttir, Uncategorized, VIMIUC
    Posted 11. November, 2022

    Lively seminar with women leaders

    Women leaders, including two women of indigenous and minority backgrounds with long-term experience in community and organisational leadership, came together in a conversation on inspiring [...]

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    Perspectives on Language and Context 
    By halldora
    In Fréttir, News, Uncategorized, VIMIUC
    Posted 25. March, 2022

    Perspectives on Language and Context 

    Perspectives on Language and Context is a Festschrift written in honor of Birna Arnbjörnsdóttir to celebrate her academic achievements as a professor of Second Language Studies at the University [...]

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    NIC Conference postponed to 2022
    By halldora
    In Fréttir, Uncategorized
    Posted 24. September, 2021

    NIC Conference postponed to 2022

    The Nordic Intercultural Communication conference, previously scheduled for November 2021, has been postponed to 2022 due to Covid-19. The NIC conference will take place at the University of [...]

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    Katti Frederiksen wins the 2021 Vigdís Prize
    By halldora
    In Fréttir, News, Uncategorized
    Posted 15. April, 2021

    Katti Frederiksen wins the 2021 Vigdís Prize

    The Greenlandic linguist, poet and activist Katti Frederiksen, Greenland’s current Minister of Education, Culture and Church, was awarded the 2021 international prize for culture, named [...]

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    PhD Defence in Second Language Acquisition
    By halldora
    In Fréttir, Uncategorized, VIMIUC
    Posted 14. December, 2020

    PhD Defence in Second Language Acquisition

    Ebba Þóra Hvannberg, Oddný Sverrisdóttir, Branislav Bédi, Birna Arnbjörnsdóttir, Hrafn Loftsson and Guðmundur Hálfdánarson. Branislav Bédi with his PhD supervisor, Birna Arnbjörnsdóttir. On [...]

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    Successful workshop on the culture of Roma people
    By halldora
    In Uncategorized
    Posted 14. June, 2019

    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 [...]

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    Polish Days in the Language Centre
    By halldora
    In News, Uncategorized
    Posted 24. January, 2019

    Polish Days in the Language Centre

    Anna Rabczuk from the University of Warsaw will be visiting the Language Centre of the University of Iceland, in Veröld – House of Vigdís in February. On this occasion, we invite you to a [...]

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    Palgrave Macmillan publishes a new book by Gregory Alan Phipps
    By halldora
    In News, Uncategorized
    Posted 21. January, 2019

    Palgrave Macmillan publishes a new book by Gregory Alan Phipps

       A new book, Narratives of African American Women’s Literary Pragmatism and Creative Democracy, by Gregory Alan Phipps, Assistant Professor of English Literature at the University of [...]

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