Iceland University of the Arts

Iceland University of the Arts
Listaháskóli Íslands
MottoCuriosity - Understanding - Courage
TypePrivate
Established1998
RectorKristín Eysteinsdóttir
Students598 (2022)[1]
Location
Reykjavík
,
Iceland
Websitewww.lhi.is

Iceland University of the Arts (Icelandic: Listaháskóli Íslands [ˈlɪstaˌhauːˌskouːlɪ ˈistlan(t)s]) is an Icelandic institution of higher art education, located in Reykjavík, which offers the only university-level degrees in the arts in Iceland.[2] The institution was founded on 21 September 1998[3] by consolidating the Iceland Drama School and the Reykjavík Arts School,[2][4] and classes began in autumn 1999.[5]

  1. ^ Statistics 2009 Archived 13 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ a b Lisa Z. Valdimarsdottir, Iceland Academy of the Arts, Department of Design and Architecture - Library (pdf)
  3. ^ Institutional Charter, Iceland Academy of the Arts.
  4. ^ Accreditation Report - Arts - Iceland Academy of the Arts Archived 9 April 2010 at the National and University Library of Iceland (pdf), 3 July 2007, pp. 7, 28.
  5. ^ Jóhannes Þórðarson, MA proposal for Applied Arts at the Iceland Academy of the Arts - dept. of design and architecture(pdf), 22 January 2010: "IAA started in 1999".