From 1 January 2025, applications for aviation personnel licences will only be accepted electronically.

Two junior doctors, Kristín Erla Kristjánsdóttir and Daníel Andri Karlsson, have recently been working on an improvement project aimed at strengthening induction training and improving access to essential information. The outcome of the project is a new handbook for junior doctors at SAk, which is now available.

The Directorate of Labour offers deaf immigrants an advanced course in Icelandic sign language.

Jón Gunnar Jónsson, Director General of the Icelandic Transport Authority, signed yesterday, on behalf of the Icelandic government and the aviation authorities, an updated convention on the Bureau of the European Civil Aviation Conference.

A major milestone in the construction of a new building at the Akureyri Hospital

The Minister of Health has appointed Elísabet Benedikz as the temporary Medical Director of Health while Medical Director María Heimisdóttir is on sick leave.

Status Assessment and Options for Shaping Public Service Policy are now under consultation in the Icelandic governments Consultation Portal (samráðsgátt).

Vehicle owners who had not registered their vehicle’s mileage by 1 April were charged a late registration fee. The fee will be cancelled if the vehicle is taken to an inspection station before the end of April.

The Financial Management Authority of Iceland (Fjársýslan) took part in the Nordic Innovation Ecosystem Pre-Summit in Helsinki in November. Organized by Nordic Innovation, Business Finland, SISP and Startup Estonia, the event assembled representatives from the New Nordics to discuss the future of a shared Nordic innovation ecosystem. A recent synthesis by Ramboll Management Consulting highlights that the next phase of Nordic cooperation calls for stronger coordination and clearer implementation frameworks.

Are you interested in working in an inspiring and educational environment? Akureyri Hospital (SAk) is now seeking dynamic summer staff for the summer of 2025.