Foreign specialists warn against cuts in the educational system, especially in the elementary schools. Th
ey propose instead a merger of universities, reducing their number from seven to two, one private and one state-run, with emphasis on innovation.The international committee of specialists, which was appointed by the Icelandic government at the beginning of this year, presented its recommendations to the ministers of education and industry and the rectors of Iceland’s universities on Monday, Fréttabladid reports. The committee is chaired by Christoffer Taxell, chancellor at the Aabo Akademi University in Finland. He served as minister of science and technology in Finland during the banking collapse in the early 1990s and has remained a prominent figure behind the Finnish economy.“The Icelandic educational system is fine in many ways but we think discussion and decision-making in policy issues is a little too dispersed,” Taxell said.
ey propose instead a merger of universities, reducing their number from seven to two, one private and one state-run, with emphasis on innovation.The international committee of specialists, which was appointed by the Icelandic government at the beginning of this year, presented its recommendations to the ministers of education and industry and the rectors of Iceland’s universities on Monday, Fréttabladid reports. The committee is chaired by Christoffer Taxell, chancellor at the Aabo Akademi University in Finland. He served as minister of science and technology in Finland during the banking collapse in the early 1990s and has remained a prominent figure behind the Finnish economy.“The Icelandic educational system is fine in many ways but we think discussion and decision-making in policy issues is a little too dispersed,” Taxell said.For further details visit at : www.icelandreview.com/icelandreview/daily_news/?cat_id=40764&ew_0_a_id=324914
