University of Iceland – Facts and figures
Introduction 5 About the University of Iceland 6 The year 2016 at a glance 7 I. Human resources 8 I.1: Permanent staff 8 I.2: Academic staff by school 2016 9 I.3: Proportion of permanent female staff 2012/2016 10 I.4: Sessional teachers 11 II. Students 12 II.1: Total number of enrolled students by school 12 II.2: Proportion of students by level of degree 13 II.3: Proportion of females amongst students by level of degree 2012/2016 14 II.4: Undergraduate students by school 2012/2016 15 II.5: Master’s and PhD students by school 2012/2016 16 II.6: Number of international students by top 5 nationalities 17 III. Degrees awarded 18 III.1: Total number of awarded degrees by school 18 III.2: Proportion of degrees awarded by level of degree 19 III.3: Proportion of female graduates by level of degree 2012/2016 20 IV. Research and collaboration 21 IV.1: Number of ISI-publications* by University of Iceland’s academic staff and citations 21
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IV.2: Top 10 collaborating countries with University of Iceland by number of ISI-publications* 2012-2016 IV.3: University of Iceland’s top collaborative partners by number of ISI-publications* 2012-2016 V. Funding and grants V.1: Funding and non-governmental income at fixed prices for 2016 (in MISK) V.2: Funding and non-governmental income per student (FTE*) at fixed prices for 2016 (in MISK) V.3: Grants awarded to the University of Iceland from the Icelandic Research Fund V.4: Grants awarded to the University of Iceland from the EU’s 7th Framework Program and Horizon 2020 VI. Nordic countries – Comparison VI.1: Times Higher Education World University Rankings – Top 15 Nordic universities (2016) VI.2: Annual expenditure per student (FTE*) in the Nordic countries 2009-2013 (fixed prices for each year in USD) VII. Green accounting VII.1: Waste VII.2: Percentage of waste by sorting method
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Introduction The University of Iceland is an international research university that also plays an important role in Icelandic society, culture and language. Research productivity at the University has grown rapidly in recent years and international standards also show that research impact has increased significantly. In addition, the University of Iceland works closely with many major universities and research faculties around the world as well as cooperating with Iceland’s many dynamic scientific institutions and companies. The University of Iceland always aims forward in terms of research, teaching, administrative and support services in order to improve quality and strengthen the foundation upon which all university activities rest. The driving force lies not least in the generation of knowledge and value in research and sciences. Universities play a vital role in the creation of knowledge and wealth in modern societies, since human progress has always been determined knowledge, research, innovation and entrepreneurial thinking. The University of Iceland’s excellence in teaching and research earned it a spot among the top three hundred universities worldwide on the Times Higher Education World University Rankings in 2011. Today, the University of Iceland holds the 242th place on the list and is also ranked 15th among the best Nordic universities, according to the same source. This publication is the third of its kind and shows key facts and figures for the University of Iceland during the period between 2012 and 2016. Jón Atli Benediktsson, PhD Rector/President University of Iceland
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About the University of Iceland The University of Iceland was established in 1911. It consists of five schools and 25 faculties together with interdisciplinary postgraduate studies and seven Research Centers around Iceland. The University of Iceland has awarded over 50.000 degrees and offers diverse tertiary education. The University of Iceland is the only university in Iceland to offer both undergraduate and post-graduate studies in all major fields of study.
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The year 2016 at a glance Permanent staff Academic staff Female academic staff Non-academic staff Female non-academic staff Students Female students Number of students per teacher* International students Degrees awarded Degrees awarded to female students PhD degrees awarded Female PhD graduates ISI-publications** Citations Total budget (in MISK) Non-governmental income (in MISK) Times Higher Education World University Rankings (THE) THE Ranking among Nordic universities (THE)
1.614 775 45% 889 55% 13.419 65,9% 18,4 1.355 (10,1%) 2.976 68,2% 67 67,2% 900*** 38.931 19.404 6.479 (33,4%) 242 15
*Comprises professors, associate professors, assistant professors, adjuncts **ISI-publications (Institute for Scientific Information) are peer-reviewed publications listed in Thomson Reuters’ citation databases ***Estimated figure for 2016
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I. Human resources I.1: Permanent staff 2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
FTEs 2016*
Academic staff
685
709
728
755
775
81,7%
Professors
261
265
275
286
308
85,2%
Associate professors
156
157
160
159
152
84,3%
Assistant professors
150
152
153
155
154
81,4%
Adjuncts
77
89
95
101
111
64,0%
Other academic staff**
41
46
45
54
50
92,8%
Non-academic staff***
683
751
794
822
839
88,2%
1.368
1.460
1.522
1.577
1.614
85,1%
Total
*FTE is equivalent to one employee working full-time for one year (the percentage shows the accumulated ratio of FTEs to University of Iceland’s permanent staff title in 2016) **Incl. scholars and scientists ***Researchers, administration and support services
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I. Human resources I.2: Academic staff by school 2016 Professors
Associate professors
Assistant professors
Adjuncts
Total
Number of students per teacher
School of Social Sciences
52
32
33
28
145
30
School of Health Sciences
92
54
42
24
212
10
School of Humanities
52
13
17
21
103
23
School of Education
25
27
44
29
125
16
School of Engineering and Natural Sciences Total
87
26
18
9
140
16
308
152
154
111
725
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I. Human resources I.3: Proportion of permanent female staff 2012/2016
27% 30%
Professors
42%
Associate professors
49% 57% 59%
Assistant professors
62%
Adjuncts
69% 37% 36%
Other academic staff
63%
Non-academic staff
55% 52% 51%
Total 0%
25%
50%
75%
Percentage 2012
2016
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I. Human resources I.4: Sessional teachers
Number of sessional teachers Number of FTEs* Number of sessional teachers per FTE
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2.435
2.543
2.443
2.309
2.509
219
224
211
206
206
11
11
12
12
11
*FTE is equivalent to one adjunct lecturer working full-time for one year
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II. Students II.1: Total number of enrolled students by school 2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
School of Social Sciences
5.014
4.743
4.658
4.307
4.286
School of Health Sciences
2.082
2.123
2.101
2.054
2.155
School of Humanities
2.925
2.693
2.613
2.383
2.345
School of Education
2.145
2.150
2.015
1.952
2.029
School of Engineering and Natural Sciences
2.195
2.208
2.262
2.315
2.274
191
201
311
317
330
14.422
14.009
13.848
13.231
13.307
Interdisciplinary post-graduate studies Total*
*The numbers comprise all enrolled students. The same student can be enrolled in more than one program (all figures are as of February each year)
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II. Students II.2: Proportion of students by level of degree 2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
Undergraduate
70,2%
67,9%
65,2%
64,9%
64,7%
Master’s
23,0%
24,5%
25,4%
25,2%
23,7%
PhD
3,3%
3,6%
3,7%
3,9%
3,9%
Other studies
3,5%
4,0%
5,7%
5,9%
7,7%
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II. Students II.3: Proportion of females amongst students by level of degree 2012/2016
63%
PhD
61% 71%
Master’s
72% 64%
Undergraduate
63% 79%
Other studies
75% 65%
Total
66%
0%
20%
40% Percentage
60%
80% 2012
2016
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II. Students II.4: Undergraduate students by school 2012/2016
18%
School of Engineering and Natural Sciences
22% 15%
School of Education
13% 23%
School of Humanities
20% 20%
School of Health Sciences
18% 25%
School of Social Sciences
28%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
Percentage 2012
2016
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II. Students II.5: Master’s and PhD students by school 2012/2016
40%
School of Social Sciences
37% 9%
School of Health Sciences
10% 16%
School of Humanities
16% 20%
School of Education
20% 11%
School of Engineering and Natural Sciences
10% 4%
Interdisciplinary post-graduate studies
7%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
Percentage 2012
2016
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II. Students II.6: Number of international students by top 5 nationalities 2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
105
137
121
107
139
USA
52
74
92
99
111
Poland
57
82
66
85
85
Denmark
70
64
54
66
84
Spain
43
48
45
62
59
Other nationalities (total)
564
747
691
469
589
Total number of international students
891
1.152
1.069
1.105
1.355
77
87
81
87
91
Germany
Total number of nationalities
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III. Degrees awarded III.1: Total number of awarded degrees by school 2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
School of Social Sciences
1.011
958
1.013
998
1.032
School of Health Sciences
458
487
547
500
520
School of Humanities
411
380
462
471
387
School of Education
442
466
451
482
465
School of Engineering and Natural Sciences
442
395
439
504
486
Interdisciplinary post-graduate studies Total
47
31
76
89
86
2.811
2.717
2.988
3.044
2.976
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III. Degrees awarded III.2: Proportion of degrees awarded by level of degree 2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
Undergraduate
61,7%
64,7%
57,0%
56,2%
55,7%
Master’s
29,0%
26,2%
30,4%
31,7%
31,1%
PhD
1,4%
1,9%
2,7%
2,1%
2,2%
Other studies
8,0%
7,2%
9,8%
10,1%
11,0%
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III. Degrees awarded III.3: Proportion of female graduates by level of degree 2012/2016
55%
PhD
67% 68%
Master’s
72% 66%
Undergraduate
63% 86%
Other studies
80% 68%
Total
68%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Percentage 2012
2016
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IV. Research and collaboration IV.1: Number of ISI-publications* by University of Iceland’s academic staff and citations
ISI-publications Citations
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
740
804
771
818
900**
21.248
24.913
28.721
31.813
38.931
*ISI-publications (Institute for Scientific Information) are peer-reviewed publications listed in Thomson Reuters’ citation databases **Estimated figure for 2016 Source: Thomson Reuters
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IV. Research and collaboration IV.2: Top 10 collaborating countries with University of Iceland by number of ISI-publications* 2012-2016
361
Spain
407
Norway Italy
420
Netherlands
448
France
495
Germany
573
Denmark
575
England
724
Sweden
896
USA
1.349
0
350
700
1.050
1.400
Number of publications ISI-publications 2012-2016 *ISI-publications (Institute for Scientific Information) are peer-reviewed publications listed in Thomson Reuters’ citation databases Source: Thomson Reuters Web of Science® Core Collection (ORGANIZATION-ENHANCED)
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IV. Research and collaboration IV.3: University of Iceland’s top collaborative partners by number of ISI-publications* 2012-2016 International universities Harvard University (USA) University of Copenhagen (Denmark) University of California System (USA) Karolinska Institute (Sweden) University of London (UK) Lund University (Sweden) Aarhus University (Denmark) Uppsala University (Sweden) Erasmus University Rotterdam (Netherlands) University of Washington (USA) International corporations Novartis (Switzerland) Novo Nordisk (Denmark) Merck & Company (USA) GlaxoSmithKline (UK) Roche Holding (Switzerland) SAIK-Frederick (USA) Amgen (USA) AstraZeneca (UK/Sweden) Eli Lilly & Company (USA) Johnson & Johnson (USA)
Publications 359 311 296 279 264 221 205 203 190 177 Publications 42 30 14 13 9 7 6 6 5 4
International institutions National Institutes of Health (USA) CNRS (France) National Institute on Aging - NIA (USA) Helmholtz Association (Germany) Max Planck Society (Germany) Broad Institute (USA) NASA (USA) National Institute for Astrophysics (Italy) Goddard Space Flight Center (USA) Mayo Clinic (USA) Domestic partners Landspitali - The National University Hospital of Iceland The Icelandic Heart Association Reykjavik University deCODE Genetics University of Akureyri Icelandic Met Office Icelandic Cancer Society Marine Research Institute The Agricultural University of Iceland The Directorate of Health
Publications 350 317 261 136 126 105 95 88 87 86 Publications 864 265 147 93 54 45 39 36 36 35
*ISI-publications (Institute for Scientific Information) are peer-reviewed publications listed in Thomson Reuters’ citation databases Source: Thomson Reuters InCites® / Thomson Reuters Web of Science® Core Collection (ORGANIZATION-ENHANCED)
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V. Funding and grants V.1: Funding and non-governmental income at fixed prices for 2016 (in MISK)
Governmental income Non-governmental income Percentage of non-governmental income of total income Total income
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
10.502
11.012
11.523
12.382
12.925
5.874
5.418
5.075
5.685
6.479
35,9%
33,0%
30,6%
31,5%
33,4%
16.376
16.430
16.598
18.067
19.404
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V. Funding and grants V.2: Funding and non-governmental income per student (FTE*) at fixed prices for 2016 3.000 755 632
In thousand ISK
2.250 631
580
1.500 1.129
1.178
551
1.251
1.377
1.505
750
0 2012
2013
2014
Non-governmental income per student (FTE)
2015
2016 Governmental income per student (FTE)
*FTE student is equivalent to one student enrolled in 60 ECTS per year
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V. Funding and grants V.3: Grants awarded to the University of Iceland from the Icelandic Research Fund 2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
Total number of grants awarded to University of Iceland
73
89
106
119
114
Percentage of the total number of grants awarded each year
59,3%
62,7%
62,7%
65,7%
63,7%
454
566
815
1.996
2.711
59,0%
62,0%
64,9%
69,1%
67,6%
Total amount awarded to University of Iceland (in MISK) Percentage of the total amount awarded each year
Source: RANNIS. Amounts are given in fixed prices for each year. Included are all grants awarded to a principal investigator from the University of Iceland or the University of Iceland’s Science Institute
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V. Funding and grants V.4: Grants awarded to the University of Iceland from the EU’s 7th Framework Program and Horizon 2020
Number of projects Total amount (in thousand €)*
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
10
11
5
9
9
2.563
1.714
1.477
4.159
6.795
*The entire amount of each grant, independent of the duration of the project, is listed once
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VI. Nordic countries – Comparison VI.1: Times Higher Education World University Rankings – Top 15 Nordic universities (2016) Ranking
University
Country
1
Karolinska Institute
Sweden
2012-2013 42
2013-2014 36
2014-2015 44
2015-2016 28
2016-2017 28
2
University of Helsinki
Finland
109
100
103
76
91
3
Uppsala University
Sweden
106
111
98
81
93
4
Lund University
Sweden
82
123
119
90
96
5
Aarhus University
Denmark
116
138
153
106
98
6
University of Copenhagen
Denmark
130
150
160
82
120
7
University of Oslo
Norway
202
185
186
135
132
8
Stockholm University
Sweden
117
103
98
136
144
9
Royal Institute of Technology (KTH)
Sweden
140
117
126
155
159
10
University of Gothenburg
Sweden
218
223
242
180
170
11
Technical University of Denmark (DTU)
Denmark
149
117
121
167
176
12
University of Bergen
Norway
228
208
223
182
207
13
Aalborg University
Denmark
351-400
301-350
351-400
201-250
222
14
Aalto University
Finland
251-275
301-350
251-275
251-300
229
15
University of Iceland
Iceland
271
269
270
222
242
Source: Times Higher Education World University Rankings
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VI. Nordic countries – Comparison VI.2: Annual expenditure per student (FTE*) in the Nordic countries 2009-2013 (fixed prices for each year in USD)
24.000
USD
18.000
12.000
6.000
0 Iceland
Denmark 2008
Norway 2009
2010
Sweden 2011
2012
Finland OECD average 2013
*FTE definition by Statistics Iceland. The annual OECD report, Education at a Glance, is based on three-year-old data Source: OECD (Education at a Glance) – Data from Denmark for 2012 is missing
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VII. Green accounting VII.1: Waste Sorted waste, kg/FTE Sorted waste, kg/FTE
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
77
82
86
87
97
Change 2012/2016 26,0% -27,4%
Unsorted waste, kg/FTE
135
103
97
101
98
Total amount of waste, kg/FTE
213
185
182
188
195
-8,5%
Percentage of unsorted waste
63,4%
55,6%
53,3%
53,8%
50,3%
-20,7%
Source: University of Iceland
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VII. Green accounting VII.2: Percentage of waste by sorting method 2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
Unsorted waste
63,4%
55,6%
53,3%
53,8%
50,3%
Change 2012/2016 -20,7%
Sorted waste
36,6%
44,4%
46,7%
46,2%
49,7%
35,8%
Source: University of Iceland
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