2010 heralds the first year that students graduate from the Master’s Program in Coastal and Marine Management taught at the University Centre in cooperation with the University of Akureyri. Formal graduation was at the University of Akureyri on June 12. The University Centre will celebrate the occasion in Hrafnseyri/Westfjords on June 17 – Iceland’s National Independence Day. It is an honour for the University Centre that the Minister of Education, Science and Culture as well as the rector of the University of Akureyri have accepted to attend. We hope to see as many friends of the University Centre as possible on this festive day.