Tuition fees canceled from autumn 2024 at the Iceland University of the Arts
Earlier today, Áslaug Arna Sigurbjörnsdóttir, Minister of Universities, Industry and Innovation announced that the school administrators of self-employed universities are available to receive intact financial contributions from the state against the abolition of school fees. This is a great cause for celebration, as the Iceland University of the Arts has long advocated for abolishing school fees and the changes will take effect from autumn 2024. When it comes down to it, the school's students will then only pay registration fees comparable to those at the public universities.
„This is a major turning point in the school's history and the most important equality issue in terms of students“ access to higher education in the arts in this country„, says Kristín Eysteinsdóttir, rector of the Iceland University of the Arts. “We have long pointed out the inequality of learning in the arts is subject to conditions of tuition fees beyond studying in other university subjects. This includes more equal opportunities for access to art education regardless of the economy, which is a matter of great celebration. We expect the decision to include an even more diverse group of applicants, and therefore a group of students, in the years to come".“