The Culture and Social Events Committee is responsible for the most fun projects of the University of Iceland each year. The committee takes care of the organization and implementation of major social events presented by the Student Council. The biggest events of the year are the Student Days at the beginning of the semester and the Októberfest held in September. The committee also hosts various other fun and exciting events. The committee meets regularly and puts a great deal of effort into making fellow students happy, content, and pushes for good morale and cohesion of UI students.

The Student Council International Committee deals with issues concerning the interests of foreign students at the University of Iceland and the affairs of Icelandic students abroad. The committee welcomes foreign exchange students to UI, and present them with their rights and who to contact with questions. The International Committee also manages a mentor project that give Icelandic students and foreign exchange students the opportunity to get acquainted.

The Finance and Career Committee is concerne with some of the major interests of students of the University of Iceland. The committee covers student employment issues as well as their relationship with the business community. The purpose of the committee is to create an important connection between students and the business community, a connection to last in the future.

The Committee is responsible for all matters relating to student finance and employment. Nothing is irrelevant to us. If you have any ideas for improving student welfare please feel free to contact the committee members, who will receive all ideas with open arms.

The family committee helps guard the rights of students with families and students who are parents at the University of Iceland.

The committees aims to help students with children with their rights in their studies, with their loans, with parental leave and other things. The committee encourages enhanced monitoring that classes at UI are not taught after 5 PM or on weekends and that there is a strong connection between the Family representative and Student Services (FS). The committee hosts various courses and events for studying family members, such as parenting courses for parents-to-be, a sports school and a Christmas ball for the children.

In addition to its social media, the committee also manages a Facebook group for parents at UI.

 

The Equality Committee fights for equality for all within the University and calls attention to any issues. Along with the Equality Committee, the Student Council also has an equality representative who works closely with the committee.  The committee wants every student here to be treated equally. regardless of gendar, background, age, disability or other factors.

The Equality Committee gives the University restraint and pushes on them to follow up with and stand by the University´s policies on equality matters, disability matters and against discrimination. The committee makes sure that the student environment does not inhibit them in any way such as with gendered labels, accessibility for persons with disability and in price range. The president of the committee sits on a board issuing funding for students at UI that need specific learning recourses. Funds are allocated each semester.

The committee brings attention to equality matters independently and in cooperation with the University´s Equality Officers by organizing lectures, screenings and other events that will bring students attention to equality matters in a broad sense.

The Academic Affairs Committee is involved with how the University of Iceland´s Teaching Conference in cooperation with UI’s Education Committee, UI’s Quality Committee and The UI’s Teaching Centre, as well as promoting studies and teaching at UI. The Academic Affairs Committee consists of five people, one from each School. They also have a seat as student representatives in the teaching committees of the academic departments.

The Amendments Committee has the role of rewieving laws of The Student Council and The Student fund and submitting proposals for amendments, if necessary. The committee shall ensure that the law is clear, accessible, consistent and ensures the efficiency of the Student Council’s work.

Proposals for law amendments may be referred to the committee for comment.

 

The Student Council’s Innovation and Entrepreneurship Committee has the role of promoting innovation and entrepreneurship among students at the University of Iceland. The committee works closely with Icelandic Startups and communicates their projects among university students.

The committee has e.g. undertook projects like Gulleggið and Student Talks.

The Student Council’s Transportation and Environmental Affairs Committee deals with environmental issues, including recycling, the University of Iceland’s sustainability policy, transport issues and planning issues related to the university campus and the Student Services (FS)´ buildings.

The tasks of the environment and transport committee are for example discussing planning issues of the university campus, transport issues to and from the university campus and the university’s buildings, constructions by FS and other matters concerning the environment and transport of students. The aim of the committee is to increase students’ environmental awareness through various events within the university.