Stúdentablaðið - 01.09.1987, Blaðsíða 27

New Students
NEW FOREIGN
STUDENTS!
WELCOME TO ICELAND!
As you know it is important to
get the right information,
especially as a newcomer in a
strange country. Fortunately, there
are a number of good services
available to you in this regard.
Stúdentablaðið
One source of information which
you will ilnd useful is the newspaper
you hold in your hands,
STÚDENTABLAÐIÐ, which is
published by and for students at the
University of Iceland. More exactly,
S'l'ÚDENl'ABLAÐIÐ is put out by the
University Student Council
(Stúdentaráð Háskóla íslands,
abbreviated SHÍ); it appears at least
seven times each year. All registered
students receive the paper
automically.
University Student
Council
The University Student Council
(SHÍ), which was established in 1920,
is a body which represents the
interests of university students in
Iceland, foreign students included. It
consists of 30 elected student
members, four of whom also sit as
representatives in the University
Council (Háskólaráð). Student Council
elections are held each spring, and all
students formally registered in the
University of Iceland are entitled to
vote and to seek a place on the Council.
tilflnnanlega tengsl við stúdenta í
hinum ýmsu deildum. Fréttirnar í
þessu blaði eiga þannig ekki að vera
dæmigerðar fyrir það sem verður, -
miklu meiri áhersla verður lögð á
fréttir úr háskólanum sjálfum.
Flelri loforð?
- Já, alveg endilega. Stúdentablaðið
verður áfram vettvangur umræðna og
jafnvel deilna. Ég mun setja
umræðugreinar á sérstakan stað í
blaðinu og gefa þeim sameiginlegt
heiti - “Skoðanir’. Ég set líka þær
SHÍ provides certain special
services for university students, such
as an information service through
which students can investigate their
rights and possibilities in various
matters. SHÍ is located on the upper
floor of the Student Unioin Building.
University's Student
Advisor
Also available for information and
assistance is the University's Student
Advisor (námsráðgjafi), Ásta K.
Ragnarsdóttir. Her offlce is located in
the University Main Building and is
open Mon.-Fri. from 9 to 4. Please
telephone 694300 and make an
appointment before you arrive The
Student Advisor can provide
information about the organization of
the various programs of study within
the university, and is available to help
students who are having difíiculties,
however closely or remotely these
difficulties may be related to their
studies.
Introduction Evenings
In the next weeks SHÍ and the
Student Advisor will be sponsoring an
introduction evening for foreign
students, in order to help to familiarize
them with the workings of the Student
Council and of the University of
Iceland in general. Foreign students
will also be offered an Introduction to
key features of Icelandic culture and
society, past and present. These events
will be advertised in the entrance hall
reglur um lengd aðsendra greina, að
þær séu aldrei lengri en 1 1/2 vélrituð
síða. Loks hef ég ákveöið að veita mér
og lesendum blaðsins þann
nauðsynlega andlega munað að vera
með eins og eina opnu í hverju blaöi
sem beri yflrskríftlna “Listræna* með
teikningum, ljóðum, örstuttum prósa
og þess háttar. Fjármálastjórn
blaðsins hefur meira að segja geflð
mér leyfi til að greiða eitthvað
smávegis fyrir svoleiðis efnl. Svo að nú
er bara að setja sig í stellingar og hafa
svo samband við mig! - GSæm.
of the Student Union and elsewhere ;
those who are interested should keep
an eye for the notices.
Icelandic Contact People
In this paper, and elsewhere, SHÍ
and the Student Advlsor are
advertising for Icelandic contact
people: Icelanders who are interested
in meeting and assisting foreign
students on an individual basis
(particularly in the beginning when
help is most needed). Any foreign
student who would like to have such
an Icelandic contact is encouraged to
get in touch with the Student Advisor
or with the offlces of SHÍ.
One possibility for contact is the
various clubs of Icelandic students
studying foreign languages. There you
could get in touch with people learning
your own language, and perhaps assist
them. If you are interested, please
contact the Student Advisor.
Morning Prayers
Another thing you ought to know
about is the moming prayers every
monday to friday at lOam, in the
University Chapel (Main Building,
first floor). This is organized by
students in theology and everybody is
welcome.
Other things
One good way to find out more
about Reykjavík is to take a guided bus
tour around town. Your guide will
show you the main districts
(especially the city center), point out
the principal sights, and introduce
you to the town's most important
bulldings. The Universlty is spnsoring
such a tour speciflcally for new foreign
students, to be held in the beginning of
October. Please contact the Student
Advisor if you are interested.
News from Iceland is a monthfy
newspaper published in English.
Although it is not intended especially
for students you are likefy to flnd It
informative and useful. The same
counts for the tourist magazine,
What's on in Reykjavik. Both papers
are available in the student bookstore,
BÓKSALA STÚDENTA, which is
located in the Student Union Buildlng.
As you see, there are various
sources of information and asslstance
which are available to you as a
newcomer to Iceland and its
University, and which can help you to
make your stay here a pleasant and
rewarding one - don't hesitate to use
them!
Stúdentablaðið
15