UW's Annual meeting and open house

The annual meeting of the board and founding members of UW, will be held on Friday March 14th at 13:00. UW is a nonprofit educational institute and the annual meeting is open to guests. Previous years the annual meeting has taken place in May, but on the occasion of UW's 20th anniversary, the board decided to honour the founders with an annual meeting closer to the day UW was founded, March 12th. Founding UW, an higher educational institute was a bold step at that time, given the fact that the number of inhabitants in the Westfjords is only around 7500 people. Since then, UW  has become an active link in Iceland's higher education landscape and a beacon for learning outside the capital area.

Following the annual assembly, at 14:30, UW and the other institutions in the building will celebrate the anniversary with open house and a range of events. A 20 meter long birthday cake is in preparation. The board of directors will set the celebration at 15:00 with a ceremonial address.

Program for the open house:
14:30 – The building opens to guests
15:00 – Speeches on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the University Center and a 20-meter birthday cake
16:00 – Musical performance
16:10 - 17:00 - At Vestfjarðastofa: A forum on the development of education in the Westfjords.
17:00 – Students present their studies and life in Ísafjörður

In addition, there will be various presentations in UW's classrooms, such as research and conference posters, photo and video exhibitions and presentations of student work. Bifröst University and the Agricultural University of Iceland will also attend and present their activities.