Agricultural University of Iceland

Agricultural University of Iceland
Landbúnaðarháskóli Íslands
Agricultural University of Iceland / Landbúnaðarháskóli Íslands
TypePublic
Established2005
AffiliationNOVA Network, UNIgreen
RectorRagnheiður I. Þórarinsdóttir
Location,
CampusRural
Websitewww.lbhi.is

The Agricultural University of Iceland (AUI) is an educational and research institution focusing on agricultural, environmental sciences, landscape architecture and planning founded in 2005. The university's main location is in Hvanneyri, near Borgarnes, Iceland, but it also operates research locations in Reykjavík (Kednaholt). AUI offers vocational training in agriculture, undergraduate and graduate studies in agricultural sciences, environmental sciences, equine sciences, forest sciences, landscape architecture, planning, restoration ecology and environmental changes at higher latitudes.

Agricultural University of Iceland plays a key role in developing societal issues related to agriculture, use of natural resources, planning, environment and climate, as well as issues concerning the society and economy as a whole.

Hvanneyri village, the home of the Agricultural University of Iceland

Organization

Study lines

Vocational training

  • Agriculture

Undergraduate

  • Agricultural Sciences
  • Equine Sciences
  • Environmental Sciences
  • Forest Science
  • Landscape Architecture

Graduate

  • Agricultural Science
  • Environmental Changes At Higher Latitudes
  • Environmental Sciences
  • Equine Science
  • Forest Science
  • Restoration Ecology Individual MSc
  • Restoration Ecology
  • Planning
  • Doctoral Studies PhD

See also

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