Managment of Remote Exams

Nýheimar Knowledge Center oversees remote exams for university students in Hornafjörður.

Exam Location Registration

All university students who wish to use this service and take exams from their schools in Höfn are encouraged to register their exam location at Höfn with their school. This can be done through Uglan. This applies to both distance and on-site students, providing on-site students the flexibility to return home to Hornafjörður earlier during exam periods before Christmas and summer breaks.

For more information about remote exams, specific to each school, please see below:

• Háskóli Íslands 
• Háskólinn í Reykjavík 
• Háskólinn á Akureyri 
• Háskólinn á Bifröst
• Háskólinn á Hólum 
• Landbúnaðarháskóli Íslands

Fees and collaboration

Since 2017, the center has managed remote exams in collaboration with the country’s universities. Students pay a modest fee for remote exams, 4,000 ISK per exam, with a maximum of 16,000 ISK per semester. In exceptional cases, the school covers this service fee.

The exam fee follows the fee schedule of the University Association of South Iceland, and thus the same rate applies to all students in South Iceland. At the end of each semester, the center issues invoices and collects the fees through the bank for that semester’s exams.

Process and Contacts

In all cases, the university must send instructions and exams to the center. The process can be expedited if students identify the correct contact person themselves.

Kristín Vala (kristinvala@nyheimar.is) is responsible for overseeing services for university students.