BFA, James Madison University
Academic Interests: Conservation, education and climate change
Hometown: Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
Nationality: American
BA Honours English and French, University of Kent, UK, Post Graduate Certificate of Education, University of Chichester, UK
Academic Interests: Management processes and communications, recreational uses of marine reserves, reef preservation and restoration
Hometown: St. Paul Le Jeune, France
Nationality: British
BA Broadcast Journalism, University of Gloucestershire, UK
Academic Interests: Iceland´s sustainable coastal development with regard to declining fish stocks, oil exploration and climate change
Hometown: Reykjavik
Nationality: British
BA Politics and International Development, Queen´s University, Canada
Academic Interests: Natural resource management
Hometown: Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada
Nationality: Canadian
BA Social and Economic Development , University of Akureyri, Iceland
Academic Interests: Arctic, conservation, climate change
Hometown: Akureyri
Nationality: Icelandic
BA Honours Geography, University of St. Davids Lampeter, Wales, Post Graduate Certificate in Education, University of Brighton, UK
Academic Interests: Renewable energies, coastal forests, capacity building
Hometown: Cardiff, Wales
Nationality: British
B.Ed and B.Sc, University of Punjab, Indian
Academic Interests: Technical and fishery science
Hometown: Long Mountain
Nationality: Mauritian
BS Engineering, Numerical Modelling, University of Bordeaux, France
MS Maritime Engineering Sciences, University of Southampton, UK
Academic Interests: Oceanography, sustainable transport, implementation of change
Hometown: Pré en Paíl, France
Nationality: French
BA, Community Design, Honors in Environmental Planning, Dalhousie University
Academic Interests: Environmental policy and watershed management
Hometown: Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada
Nationality: Canadian
BA Journalism, Hochschule Bremen
Academic Interests: Ocean conservation, eco-tourism
Hometown: North Germany and Hamburg
Nationality: German
BA Political Science, Acadia University
BCD Environmental Planning, Dalhousie University
Academic Interests: Policy, Environment, Planning
Hometown: Kentville, Nova Scotia, Canada
Nationality: Canadian
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BA, Tourism Organization and Management, Vidzemes Augstskola - Vidzeme University, Valmiera, Latvia
Academic Interests: Sustainability
Hometown: Riga, Latvia
Nationality: Latvian
BA Community Design, Honours and Environmental Planning, Dalhousie University, Canada
Academic Interests: Planning, environment, politics, architecture, psychology
Hometown: Rothesay, New Brunswick, Canada
Nationality: Canadian
BSC Geography, Freie Universitat Berlin, Germany
Academic Interests: Climate change, Sea-level rise, coastal processes, adaptation, GIS
Hometown: Berlin
Nationality: German
MA Public International Law, Åbo Akademi University, Åland Islands
Academic Interests: Environment, minorities, human rights, autonomy, security
Hometown: Mariehamn, Åland Islands
Nationality: Finnish
"I came to Ísafjörður to improve my Icelandic and I‘m very happy I did that. The Icelandic course has been fantastic! I learnt a lot and on top of that, Ísafjörður is a great little town with beautiful nature."
Nadine Weber, Germany, 3-Weeks Course in Icelandic and Culture 2010