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Kópavogur Institute of Education (MK)Established 22 September 1973

Math is

B.E.A.U.

120 km

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Three schools under one roof

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1. Junior College (academic subjects)

2. School of Tourism

3. Hospitality and Culinary School

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Teaching Staff

• Around 80 full-time plus part-time staff

• 9 Math Teachers

School of Tourism

Junior College option and an evening school programme for mature students

School of Tourism (evening programme)• Tourism studies

– 2 terms in school and 1 term in the field receiving vocational training in tourism businesses

• Guiding

– 2 terms

– Qualifications as official tour guide in Iceland

• Cabin crew studies– 14 weeks– Recognized by major Icelandic airlines

Hospitality and Culinary School

• 3 – 4 years’ apprenticeship

• Journeyman’s certificate

Trades:• Baking (4 years) (126 weeks training 120 ECTS in school)

• Waitering (3 years)

• Meat Processing (4 years)

• Cooking (4 years)Combination of practical work/training with a master

and formal studies at school.

Other courses:• Food Technology

– 3 years

• Assistant chefs, cooking at sea – 1 year

• Preparatory courses for hospitality and culinary studies

• Education for butchers (mature students)• School for master tradesmen

César Ritz Programme

• Started August 2007

• First year towards the degree of BA in hotel management

• All courses taught in English as directed by the mother school in Switzerland and using teaching materials provided by the Swiss

• Possibility of offering this study option to students from our neighbouring countries

College

• Education towards qualifications for university matriculation (8 terms = 4 years)

• European equivalents: A-levels, Abiturum, Baccalaureat, Studentereksamen

Majors / options• Artistic Studies (in collaboration with art colleges)

• Business Studies / Economics• Modern Languages

• Languages and Linguistics

• Languages and Tourism

• Science• Biology

• Physics and Chemistry

• Computer Science

• Social Sciences

Shorter options• Practical education• Office skills I & II

• 2 + 2 terms

• Applied business studies• Evening courses and distance

education

• Special Departments• For autistic students

(from 1999)

Example: Major in Social Science Subject 1st sem.

2nd sem. 3rd sem. 4th sem. 5th sem. 6th sem. 7th sem. 8th. sem.

DANISH 103º 203            

ENGLISH 103º 203 303     403 503  

SOCIOLOGY 103   203 303*     313*/403*  

MEDIA STUDIES   103            

ICELANDIC 103º 203 303 403 503   603* 613*/633*

ATHLETICS 101 101 221 101 101 101 101 101

GEOGRAPY           103    

LIFE SKILLS 112             121

NATURAL SCIENCE     113     103   123

HISTORY     103 203 303   313*/503*  

PSYCHOLOGY         103* 203* 303*  

MATHEMATICS103º

1026&2026 263   313* 363*      

ELECTIVE SUBJECTS       102 102 102 102 104

NATIONAL ECONOMICS               103

THIRD LANGUAGE     103 203 303 403    

Total 140 cr 18 16 19 18 18 18 18 15

Math 1026 – Group 1 of 4

Subject 1st sem. 2nd sem. 3rd sem. 4th sem. 5th sem. 6th sem. 7th sem.8th. sem.

DANISH 103º 203            PHYSICS       103 203* 303* 403*/503**  

CHEMISTRY       103 203* 303* 313**

ENGLISH 103º 203 303          

SOCIOLOGY     103          

ICELANDIC 103º 203 303 403 503      

ATHLETICS 101 101 221 101 101 101 101 101

GEOLOGY               103

BIOLOGY             103  

LIFE SKILLS 112           121

NATURAL SCIENCE 113 123 103          

HISTORY         103     203

MATHEMATICS

103º1026& 2026 203 303 403 503 523* 533*/603* 703*

ELECTIVE SUBJECTS       102   104 102 104

THIRD LANGUAGE     103 203 303 403    

Total credits 140 18 16 19 18 19 1715/18 15/18

Example: Major in Physics and Chemistry

Math 103 – group 1 of 4

International co-operation• César Ritz (hotel management)• Culinary Institute of America (further

education in culinary arts)• Johnson & Wales (hotel management,

tourism)• Scandinavian schools (exchange

programmes)• Association of European Hotel and Tourism

Schools (AEHT)

Competitions

• Scandinavian competition for apprentice waiters and chefs

• AEHT competitions in hotel, catering and tourism skills

• Competitions arranged by domestic firms

• International school competitions

Awards

• AEHT competition – 1st place, pastry: 2006, 2003, 2001 and 1998. 2nd place, pastry 2004.

• AEHT competition – 2nd place, tourism, 1999. 1st

place tourism promotion 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008.

• European Communities Project, 1st prize for documentaries 1996, 1997, 1998

• Scandinavian Apprentice Competition – Various awards for chefs and waiters (students)

Gender Equality Award2007

• Presented by the Minister of Social Affairs for MK’s gender equality policy and participation in European student projects designed to support gender equality and awareness of social injustice

• “Equality Week” is held every year – this year it will be dedicated to human rights issues

Towards the future• To continue with further developements of

on-line learning and Information Technology

• Distributed learning options – reaching beyond the walls of the classroom

• Short practical courses for the general public organized by the Sæmundur Fróði education centre and in collaboration with Icelandair

Quality control

• Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point – HACCP used in Hospitality and Culinary teaching. Been in use since 2001

Quality control

• Certified ISO9001 : 2008 Quality management systems used to ensure that all teaching etc meets demands set by the school and/or Ministry of Education.

• ISO certificate issued 2009.

• Rekstrarhandbók

Further information

The best way to find out about the Icelandic education system in general is by checking the website of the Icelandic

Ministry of Education:

http://www.menntamalaraduneyti.is/

and selecting either English

or the Nordic languages

Kópavogur Grammar School

Islendingabok.is