Does ICELAND have the BEST education system?
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- Опубликовано: 3 окт 2024
- In this video I explain the education system in Iceland!! If you guys want more content from me then please go follow me on instagram @hrafnhildurrafns
Universities:
The University of Iceland: english.hi.is/
Reykjavík University: en.ru.is/
Iceland University of the Arts: www.lhi.is/en
The University of Akureyri: www.unak.is/en...
Bifröst University: www.bifrost.is...
Hólar University: holar.is/en/eng...
Agricultural University of Iceland: www.lbhi.is/school
For more info on the educational system in Iceland:
www.government...
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how old are you? 22
where are you from? Iceland
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Very informative video, thank you! My dream is coming true, in 2 weeks I’m going to Reykjavik to get a Master degree from University of Iceland ☺️ Have been following your channel for quite some time, really good videos, keep the great work! 👍🏼
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That's so great!!!! Congratulations, Charlie!
I took the time to to take a look at the website of the University Of Iceland and as i am studying anthropology , I find the programme Folkloristics/ ethnology , in which you can choose moreover courses from the Gender Studies, very interesting. The only problem is that the courses of this programme are mostly taught in Icelandic. So I'd have to take the programme Icelandic as a second language first. I could study while working, and these 2 years could be a good test to know if I can adapt to this unique country.It's one of the first countries I plan to visit anyway.
"I gathered this from actual Icelandic government"
Americans: "Probably read on government website"
Probable reality: She met the prime minister and minister of education at IKEA or while fishing with family and asked those questions :D
minister of education at IKEA??
IKEA is Swedish and has nothing to do with Iceland.
@@reineh3477 yeah but they have IKEA store in Iceland where you can meet the prime minister or minister of education who are doing some shopping :D
You can put the timestamps in the video description to make 'segments' in the videos timeline.
It's really convenient for videos that have different kind of sections like this one.
Just a list in this format will automatically do it;
"
0:00 Intro
0:38 Pre-school
1:55 Compulsory
4:36 Upper Secundary
8:25 Higher
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WOW- U provided a wealth of information. I've always been fascinated with Iceland. There is so much to be learned there.
I studied abroad in Iceland and attended many lectures from different professors on genetics. They were very fluent in English, both in lecture and in speaking with them after class. Very knowledgeable, understood all of my questions, and answered them in a way that was thought provoking and showed a high level of expertise. One of my favorite parts of visiting Iceland. I highly recommend attending some classes.
Doesn’t “leikskoli” translate literally to “playschool”? Man, those were the days....
In Sweden we basically have the same education system, just with slight diffrences. After Grundskola we go to whats called "Gymnasium". Now, keeping up with Swedens trend of entrepeneurship and bussiness, gymnasium is not mandatory per se, you could just start work after Grundskola, but 90% of the population still goes to Gymnasium anyways to get a "diploma" which they in turn can use to work on IT or car mechanics and other jobs where you can start working on as soon as your done completing the gymnasium program specialised in those things. I personally chose the "society program with behaviour focus (so alot of psychology and sociology) so ill continue to study at university to work with that. For all you folks that wanna study in Scandinavia, unlike Iceland, education is absolutely free in Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Finland, for all stages of education, university included, and all materials like books for example (we actually get payed money to study here, you get about 160 dollars or more every month for studying in gymnasium when you turn 16, and over 300 dollars when you study university), while Icelanders still have to pay for their education (although as Hrafna stated in this video, its very little compared to the US for example seeing as how education in Iceland is still funded by the goverment to an extent.
Hope this comment was informative and enjoyable to read :)
And the English name for "gymnasium" is Secondary school
A gymnasium in most non Germanic countries are a place where you work out "A gym"
The English name for "grundskola" is Elementry school
One other thing, study in a university are only free if you are a citizen (medborgare). You can't come from a non Nordic country and expect to study for free.
And leave some space when you write, it makes it much easier to read
@@reineh3477
Wouldnt want a non-citizen to study for free anyways. Its free only because of a shared tax between citizens, much like our healthcare where instead of one person paying 2000 dollars for surgery, everyone chimes in with a dollar each from their wallet to make that surgery possible for that person.
If you're not an citizen and dont give back to your country, then you shouldnt expect to get much anyways. Most of the immigrants here are from countries with dramatically worse conditions, not to mention war, so it baffles that they arent even more gratefull, productive and diciplined than Swedish citizens, but instead in many ways exploit the wellfare and asylum system.
@@gilgamesh7055 Thing is that is used to be free for everyone to study here, it changed a number of years ago.
2000 dollar is cheap, I heard a British comedian (used to free healthcare in England) was chocked when he (with an insurance) had to pay 30.000 dollar for a surgery in USA. Imagine what would have cost without an insurance.
I agree that immigrants should be grateful but not all of them are bad and use the system. Just look at all small stores (kiosk) many of them work 10-12 hours a day. And helping old people (homecare/hemtjänst) or cleaning floors, things that many Swedes don't want to do.
6:38 I love Icelandic its hilariously hard to pronounce
I live in Iceland and i am in Highschool/College (Fá). I took Science (Náttúrufræði-braut). And its the hardest one. I am on my last year
@@ehonmwoniguma8572 no you don't need any test to enter the course. Yes we choose based on what we want to be on our future.
@@ehonmwoniguma8572 i wanna learn computer science thats why i choose Náttúrufræðibraut which is natural science. If u want to be a doctor u should also choose the Náttúrufræðibraut. in order to graduate u need at least 200 points (eining) . And almost every course is worth 5 point and there are some course worth 6 points and 1 point . 151 points is mandatory to take and u must choose 49 (which is about 10 extra course) additional points to graduate .and the thing is, we have every thing divided in levels first 103 and the last 503(103 is level 1 , then 203 ia level 2 and so on, so on.......) . In Náttúrufræðibraut u need to take all the English , math , and Icelandic to the highest level, which is 503. And after that u can take 603 level ,they taught this level in university but some school offer it online or u can choose it if there is enough student or u can switch school. But u don't need to learn 603 level. For ex: if u wanna graduate in math or computer science u can choose the 603 level in mathematics so u can skip that in university or it will be easier for you in university. But if u don't want be any of those u can simply don't take it but if u take it u get 5 additional points. Similarly u have to take physics , chemistry and biology (these are mandatory) , but its until 303 level after that u can choose biology until 603 or 703 if u wanna be a doctor . These are in ur additional points. For ex: i didn't choose biology i took more level of physics , which is also taught in university but i took it cause it was interesting. And also u can choose more than 200 points . There are also different course to be a nurse or massager but if u wanna be a doctor u can also choose those courses . It will go in ur additional points. I chose codeing and computer related courses and also some accounting courses. ( I also chose one weird course, which is about, enter details about hospital patient) fun fact: u can be on high school even after u graduate. I mean if u wanna learn some thing. I like it because its really cheaper than university and also its kinda similar. There is no year limit the faster u take all the courses the faster u graduate can can take some of the courses online , but online courses are really expensive and hard . In normal school it costs around 125 dollers per semester ( in one semester u can only choose up to 36 point but if ur lucky enough and schedule is good u can choose to 40 point, but u can't take more than 40 points because there is no more time for other subjects) but at online u can only choose to 35 points . And only 35 points costs about 865 dollers. But the price depends what school r u in. But the point system is same in all over iceland. Some school are more strict and others are really friendly.
@@ehonmwoniguma8572 i told u all of this because no one told me these things. And i was really confused and lonely. But everything is fine now i took a lot of online courses because i didn't knew about this things and my 1st year was kinda wasted. If u wanna change ur country . I recommend complete ur high school in ur country, its better because in order to be in highschool u need to know icelandic and if u don't know icelandic ur fucked. Some school don't even gives a fuck about ur not knowing Icelandic but some does. Specially the school with "Fjölbrautaskólinn" in it. In Iceland high school are mixed with college, i mean if u wanna be something else u can be professional in it. For ex: plumber , chef , baker, haircutters, designer, artist, bank manager or something. U can get a complete degree on this thing.but in order to be doctor ir engineer , u need to go to university. There is one high school called menntaskólinn við hamrahlíð offers to learn in english but its really hard . I promise u will fucked up. And if u wanna live alone and work then there is no telling if u will be able to graduate or not. But i recommend just complete ur high school at ur country. And come at university . University is easier compare to high school and u don't learn anything valuable at high school, just some social skills.
Hey man, I am from India. It would be real help if you would answer some questions of mine that I have.
1. Do people outside the EU/EEA get placed in Iceland?
2. Is it easier to study in Iceland and then have a job in Iceland?
3. Is university of Iceland really difficult to get in?
Oh, how interesting to learn this! You answered one of my questions. What we would call a "trade school" in the USA is covered by the 16-20 year old school. (The trades being things like mechanics, electricians, construction, plumbing, etc). And the Iceland Academy of the Arts sounds wonderful! Oh, now the one closest to my heart is the Agricultural University. And your pronunciation is plenty close enough. The only change would be to pronounce the first "A" as a short 'a', not a long one. I'm pretty sure that would apply to British English as well.
Once more, I am so impressed by the level of English mastery in the Nordic countries. I hear again and again that the English education begins very early. Years ago, I read an article in the BBC news about why English is the international language of business. The (German) writer said it's because it puts everyone at an equal disadvantage. :D
Kia Ora from New Zealand. Alot of your content is relatable for me even though we live on the other sides of the world. Please keep making content, its the only way I can sit down and have that morning coffee
Alway's great to learn about my favorite country....very imformative....takk fyrir....be wainting for your next video, awesome as alway's☺☺
Very interesting and informative, great video of your life and times. Thanks for sharing.
The first half of good education systems involve teachers who love their job and are dedicated to their students. The second half are the parents at home that make sure their kids are staying out of trouble and on top if their school work. Simple
Niet. Real parents TEACH. Real parents don't leave it up to dedicated Marxist teachers to indoctrinate their children with stupid ideas.
@@mgntstr Good teachers dont insert their opinions into the curriculum to sway how their students think one way or another. When parents make sure their kids are on top of their work they see what that curriculum is. Good schools ARE half the solution.
I can see so much research went into this, thanks!
Great video lovely Hrafna!!! 👍🌟 Different to what we have in Australia.
Which is Preschool (ages3-5)
Primary School (ages6-12) which is Kindergarten then years 1-6
High School (ages13-18) Years 7-12
University 18+ which normally 3 years for a bachelors degree.
Hrafna the great at best, the Icelandic beauty😍
Wow, that is so awesome! So much cheaper than the USA.
I think that’s amazing that they allow people to choose what classes to take once they reach a certain age based on the persons passions and interests. It makes sense that most people want to attend or go back to school there. Unlike Canada where I live (All though it’s a great Country ) we Unfortunately Have very little say in what classes we may choose during high school and the selection is not so great . At least that was my experience I really hope one day we progress to allowing students more freedom and choice as I believe that’s why some people here struggle to finish high school or once they do find all of the options at college or University overwhelming. People should start discovering their path earlier on in life so that they learn to make decisions for themselves it’s so important for self growth and for your Future.
Thank you so much for teaching us about your culture. Seems like it’s cheaper for me to send my son there to learn. Please if you ever want to teach Icelandic. I’m sure people would watch. I want to learn. Just a thought.. have a great day Shalom. May Yahuah bless you with many provisions.😇
So, international students can attend Icelandic schools for free, with minimal pay(excepting private universities?)
You start to learn Danish at the same time when we Finns start to learn Swedish. Nowadays children start to learn Swedish only one year earlier already here.:-) Greetings from Finland! :-) Terveisiä Suomesta! :-)
Jag har svårt att förstå varför ni lär er svenska haha
This is so cool and very different than the US. Here we have preschool that is age 3 to 5. Elementary school is age 5 to 11. Middle school is age 11 to 14. High school is 14 to 18. High school you can take some college courses on the side but that's it. At age 18 you become legally an adult and can apply to colleges/universities where it typically takes 3 to 4 years to obtain a bachelors degree. Average age for that is 22 and then its masters and doctorates!
Uhh...it never took place in the smae school for me. Preschool elementary and middle school were always different buildings. Same with highschool and uni.
Well you never got to know how real Island is. One Building, One Education.
@@mgntstr Dude I am from Iceland and that's simply inaccurate.
@@samalass466 You received a non-Icelandic education, That simple. Count your blessings!
@@mgntstr No I didn't lmao. If you think Melaskóli was foreign education then idk what's wrong with you.
@@samalass466 Melaskóli. Yes that is a foreign indoctrination institution. Marxist revolutionists subverted your highest seat of "education" and reformed education policy. Straight up, Icelandic Academia is Insane literally racist dogmatic theocracy.
Hey I am Japanese I live in Iceland and to be honest it is awesome that I got to live here I just regret not having my sword with me I miss my soul😒
Carrying a knife with a locking blade, or a folding blade longer than 5.5 cm (around two inches), is illegal in Japan. The same goes for swords, which are also illegal to carry in Japan without a special permit... so yeah, he must be a troll.
@Jack0 Trades hey dude It doesn't have to be Japanese
@@zzbiegel it is a honorable sword for my grand grandpa so it is exceptional
@@zzbiegel stop talking things you don't know
For someone who has friends who are from Japan and friends who lives there.. and planning on it myself later on. I know stuff. 😘
Hrafna,
You have the best name. I enjoy pronouncing your name. It's nice.
4:00 as a swede, i would love to learn icelandic in school
Interesting video Hrafna I liked this video yes!!!! :)
Loved the video!
Similar education system as in Denmark. Main difference is that in Denmark it is all free - except that you have to pay for your own books at university level.
In basic school I drove my math teacher crazy because I could see mathematical properties she could not refute. I did not know about formal mathematical proofs, and my teacher did not have the knowledge to teach me.
At gymnasium level I was lucky to get a teacher who recently retired from a job as a professor at MIT. He was teaching physics but gave me better insights in mathematics than my gymnasium math teacher. He also got me interested in computer science. At this level it was still a bit boring for me because I was way ahead of my curriculum. I almost did not pass this level because of a low attendance ratio. But why attend to a class if you know you are way ahead of anything being taught there? I elected to study for myself, and attended the least classes I had to pass.
When I went to university I finally got intellectually challenged. I no longer had to study for my self because I was bored with the education I got.
1000th like 😁 - feels special, hehe. ✌️
Hey! I'll be attending grad school at the University of Iceland this fall as well :) hope to see you there!
No! recognize the teat of state propaganda! University of Iceland will not educate you to be able to perform the basics of what is required in the real world. Prepare to be rejected after graduating with the highest marks and being snubbed for a person who has never attended state schooling but who has been applying themselves to the craft since you entered the University of Iceland indoctrination curricula. People who graduate from there have to be re-educated to benefit a company that operates in the real market.
I'm not sure if you're being satirical or not, but you also don't know which program I'm in or why.
@@HoshigakiKaena Let me guess, Whamens studies/art? Good Luck with your future endeavors!
Wrong, but nice try. Good luck getting over whatever you're dealing with, there.
Sandra Pratt why is he so negative
My gosh, I would love to pay only $500 for tuition a year. That sounds soo nice compared to 20,000-40,000 a year at a US college/university.
Emily Heart gosh... now I’m thinking of the student loans I must pay back 😭
$five hundred a year? Cry me a river. True cost for eduaction in Iceland is far beyond that. My god, look at the taxes and allocations. Fook!
Pretty much EVERY European country is expensive and charges for a masters if you are outside the European Union .... unless you want to get a PhD then it will obviously be free for anyone. The cheapest education would be in India, China or Central/south American countries
@@mrgenetics4063 I think that in University of Iceland foreign students no matter from what country they come do pay just $500 and masters cost the same.
Anna Traustadottir are you talking from experience or is it really that easy to get scholarships..... because if you check Reykjavik university it’s programs are literally expensive and not cheap... unless I am missing something I don’t know about
Interesting and informative! :D
There seems to be al least one similarity related to language learning: as Icelandic hate learning learning Danish on school, Finns have the very same feeling for Swedish language although it's our second official language. It's a bit shame really, because it could really open doors to learning other Nordic languages quickly.
I love your voice 😍
The oldest ride in the park with the longest line
Space mountain
Hi hrafna,
Is it a good idea to study fashion designing in Iceland?
Btw your videos are really good ❤️
Keep going 😊✌️
Very interesting video!!!!!
University of Akureyri looks awesome! 12:12
sigh, it cost me $72,000 to study in my university. I should had gone to Reykjavik!!
In Soviet Union it was the same kind of the system: just 10 years of education, then 5 years university:)
what i thought it was USA
Way cheaper than the US. So many people go into student loan debt here because how expensive school is.
So do Icelandic students. They borrow and get a subpar college education.
@@mgntstr You seem to think you know a lot about Icelandic higher education. How come?
Iceland really should have changed the Danish. I agree you should learn a continental Scandinavian language to keep the connection to Scandinavia but:
1) One of the continental Scandinavian language is an outlier in how it is written, Swedish.
2) One of the continental Scandinavian language is an outlier in how it is spoken, Danish.
3) You have as much history with Norway as with Denmark, and much less with Sweden.
So it seem obvious that Swedish is the least suitable language of the three and Norwegian the most, so why are they 80 years after the independence still teaching Danish?
I am Swedish by the way, and do not speak Norwegian but of course can read it and Danish.
Iceland education is awesome. In America your considered educated if your smarter than a 5th grader.
I love you so much💖
I'm from Norway and we have the same school system😂❤️ when i went in the class 8-10th grade we could only learn German as extra language (on my school) but English and Norwegian as main. And it's also free here😂
In Norway in University you pay around 625 nok (about 69 USD) each semester so about 1250 nok (about 138 usd)
It’s not free. It may not cost you anything, but somebody is paying for it.
@@tanksoldier Yes as in US somebody is paying for the police, roads, fire department, military, public schools grade 1 to 10 etc. We get how taxes works. It is obviously not the topic here though.
thnks for information
Your currency is very complicated. You could make a video talking about it.
In Sweden studying is free up to master degree
In American schools most classes are mandatory and you don’t pick an area that you want to study
In framhaldsskóli (after 16 years of age) you choose your course of study (do you want to be a carpenter, hairdresser or do you want more of a general education (like high-school,16-19 years old) etc.. If you choose general education, you choose an area after where your main interest lies (there will though of course be mandatory classes that are similar between all schools and all areas). You could want to focus on natural science, social science, languages, music, dance, art etc. What areas you can choose from depends on the school. When you have chosen an area of interest there will be mandatory classes in that area you have chosen that add on to the general mandatory classes. But part of the study will also be classes that you are totally free to choose.
Anna Traustadottir here we don’t choose until we’re in college and declare a major 💜
Isn’t it the case that most full bachelor’s degrees at Háskóli Íslands are almost 💯 instructed in Icelandic and generally only select classes are available for study abroad students? I think most of the English-instructed degree programs are at the level above undergraduate. I actually agree with this as a means to forcibly retain that beautiful language. I’m American and it causes some sadness when English destroys a country’s language. So for that reason, I hope they never allow more than 10% of their bachelors degrees to be instructed in anything other than Icelandic!
Dear Hrafna.
Does a teacher need to be able to speak Icelandic language to be able to teach in Iceland? Thank you so much. Halima
Icelandic universities are so much cheaper than the U.K.! My undergrad cost me £9,000 a year for 3 years so £27,000 total. Then my masters cost me £10,000 and my PHD cost me £26,000!!! So a total of £63,000. Wish I had studied in Iceland now 😂😭
Your UK education gets you further though. The Icelandic state sponsored education is more expensive (when accounting for total spent in state sponsored subsidies etc) and is completely out of date when compared to a UK degree.
@@mgntstr Icelanders often go abroad for higher education, especially master degrees and certainly PHD degree because the selection when it comes to graduate study is not that great in Iceland. I have never heard that students that have finished an BS/BA degree in Iceland and have moved on to even the best Universities in UK (Oxford/Cambridge) have had trouble because of how poor the quality of their BS education was.. In fact my brother went to Oxford after finishing the three year BS degree in Math here in Iceland and quite easily finished his PHD in three years. The University of Iceland and Reykjavík are not one of the highest ranked schools in the world but they are still quite good.
University of Iceland is a lot like my university, the University of Milan! The site looks almost the same and the cost is also almost the same!
As an Icelander I have to confess that I find Milan (Mílanó in Icelandic) much more Interesting and beautiful than Reykjavík
@@annatraustadottir4387 I meant the internet site of the university lol I think I espressed myself wrong, anyway physically they are very different, but both are beautiful! I've never been to Reykjavik, but i would love to one day. Also Iceland is so beautiful, and Italy too! We also say Milano in Italian!
Well pandemic can change situation🤔 And usage of wirelless enivorment. Some local schools in Finland offered tools for youngsters years ago. Higher grades are performing for your own abilities to find tools for work. So Icelands remote location could be a lifting by performing in studies of local youth😆
Nope, those studies on education neglect to factor plagiarism. Online education vs mentored tutoring is night and day.
Hello, Im new to your channel and I love it! Someday, I will visit Iceland.
Question, why Danish and Icelandic languages different? Thanks
What’s more popular in Iceland at this time, Ja Ja Ding Dong or Think About Things?
Do you have information about part time jobs for international students? TIA
I don't know about education system but it surely has beautiful supermodel-like girls who love outdoors activities and fishing and that's great
Iceland has a VERY limited number of different types of degree programs to choose from..... since they are such a small population ... they have to tailor to foreigners to come
Mostly teaching in Icelandic universities are in Icelandic. The material (books and etc) are though most commonly in English. The are though some classes that are in English and some degrees that you can finish, that are all in English, especially when it comes to graduate programs. Last year the were about 13000 students in The University of Iceland (the, by far, largest university, public and cheep to attend) . Of these 13000 about 1500 were foreign from about 100 different countries so they were not many (numbers of course different for other universities in Iceland) , In third seat were students from US, 127 last year. The different programs that you can finish in The University of Iceland is limited, I went to the homepage and started to count, it seems to be about 600 programs, of course many of them are highly related so many classes are common between programs. The are in fact many classes were there are under 10 students attending, because we are so few as you mentioned.
I've always wanted to study at Hólar, Equine Studies! It's sad tho that they do not offer this program in English, so I have to learn Icelandic first hehe
Isländska är ganska likt svenska. Hade en isländsk lärare som lärt sig svenska i vuxen ålder och hon lät helt svensk? Kanske är svårare åt andra hållet men tror inte det är för sent att försöka lära dig isländska, speciellt om du är yngre så kan du nog bli superbra på det :D
Menar alltså att hon talade svenska utan brytning alls!
Tristan Gustavsson Lundevall jag har varit mycket på Island, det är ganska svårt att lära sig haha, speciellt uttal. Men ja vissa likheter finns så det går nog om man vill
How many hours a student can work in student visa ?
I can’t believe there are only 7 universities in an inteire country...In my town we probably have the triple
Überleben Actually, 10x the inhabitants.
Ps I like one of your songs it is called ec man iõtna
10 years with the same people same place .....wow
LMAO you can get rejected from preschool. That's like saying the preschool student must meet the educational prerequisites unless they might get rejected from preschool.
Hahah Danish to Iceland is like French to Canada. Except I wish they actually taught it well enough to learn the language instead of conjugating the same 5 verbs for 15 years
First hahhah🤣🤣❤
Can you make a video on immigration to Iceland
Wow. Tuition of universities in Iceland is like nothing compared to the price in the US. Jealous:/
The education curricula level in Iceland is subpar to US-pre-college public schooling.
Hrafna, I believe you should go for a D.A. (doctorate of arts) in creative writing. MA degrees are not that useful if direct DA or PhD in the same field is possible.
Icelandic musicians and bands are great, like Arnalds,Solstafir,We made god and etc.Talk about your taste!
America has a terrible high school system but the best college system. That's why so many people come from across the world to study in the US.
What does mean einelti in Icelandic?
bullying
Tuition for the University of Texas Austin is $10,600 if you're from Texas and $37,600 if you aren't. You are lucky.
Are they Though? Every industry in Iceland have to sequester a portion of their earnings into re-education programs, simply to get these University level graduates to an intern-level.
@@mgntstr
When I was born in 1973, the tuition , room & board for a year of university ($750, $4,446 in 2020 dollars) could be paid off in about 30 weeks working part time(20 hrs/ week) at minimum wage ($1.60/ hr, $9.50 in 2020 dollars)
My Freshman year of college in 1991 my tuition, room & board was $6,500 ($12,544 in 2020 dollars) and minimum wage was $4.25 ($8.20 in 2020 dollars). It would take 47 weeks working FULL TIME to pay off the bill.
Now Tuition, room & board is $26,000/yr and minimum wage is $7.25/ hr. It would take 110 weeks to pay off the bill.
Time and again whenever I have heard people whine, moan, and complain that they can't find qualified people (must have bachelors or associates degree!) and it ends up what they WANT to pay won't cover costs of living and student loan payments.
People go to college or trade school to be able to better themselves financially. They won't tend to go into fields that will have them struggling to make ends meet.
One way or another if you want qualified people, you're going to have to pay for it.
And we are all better off having people with money to spend to stimulate sustainable economic activity.
@@IronmanV5 When BANKS where permitted to issue bad (TERRIBLE) loans for "education" you saw a tsunami wave in cost of Tuition.
And the explosive outcome is what you observe today.
@@mgntstr We've cut spending on education which has resulted in the increased cost of tuition. Or more accurately, education funding hasn't kept up with inflation in Texas.
It used to be in Texas the state would cover about 2/3 the cost for secondary. now it's 1/3.
I've seen similar numbers from other states.
If you want to go to secondary now you need to take out a loan.
Who do you think lobbied for those cuts?
(hint: the banks who are allowed to issue loans which MUST be paid back)
@@IronmanV5 I care NOTfor who makes the laws, as long as WE issue the currency,
"$300"
Me: *looks regretfully at current U.S. student loan bills...*
On related subject... but do you recommend a school or a person here in Iceland for Icelandic courses? Level 1
Tak!!
Is there a NCAA type institution in Iceland. College Scholarships for athletes , Do the universities play in a league that includes other colleges , or other european colleges. Are their college rivalries between Iceland colleges or european colleges. And most importantly are there college cheerleaders ..
No, Iceland is a multicultural haven and competition between races are frowned upon.
No, (Magnus Lind is an internet troll, by the way). But to answer your question the sports in Iceland are not linked to the universities. There are sport clubs in Iceland with different sports. You practice there and compete at your level against other sport clubs, as you advance in your sport and get older you move up levels until you reach top level and hopefully the main team. But there are not sport teams at the universities.
@@annatraustadottir4387 Internet trolls are not real, come on.
@@mgntstr Since you know so much about Iceland you should know that we have great knowledge of trolls. We have a large population of trolls in Iceland and long history of living together with them on our island. Most of them live though inland in the mountains. Some have learnt to utilize the internet for trolling. I have been in contact with The Association of Trolls in Iceland and they have conformed that you are indeed a troll in exile from Iceland because of a breach of behavior contract that was made between The Association of Trolls and the Icelandic government in 1965. You now live in the highlands of Scotland, miserable and alone. The people of Scotland even don't acknowledge your existence and the only way that you can have some kind of connection is through the internet. We have been in contact with some dragons that live in the Scottish highlands and they have agreed on destroying your internet connection. As you know dragons really don't have much technical knowhow so this will be brutal, fire and fury.
@@annatraustadottir4387 Nooo! Not the dragons. Anything but the dragons.
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With preschools being difficult to get in to, and language acquisition being easier at this age, are there any English language preschools? Would this be at viable business option?
No. That would be the same as to suggest Iceland are a 3rd world nation who cannot educate their people.
Every child can get in to preschool around 2 years of age. But if you want your child to start before that, it can be difficult and you have to use other options that do exist. Maybe it would be viable but if people are thinking of living in Iceland for a long time it would not be smart to send your child to an English speaking preschool because your child would not learn Icelandic.
@Anna Traustadottir the children would still acquire icelandic as it is spoken in the home. I previously worked in China and there are many kindergartens were the children learn english but have already acquired mandarin as their family language.
@@billdurfy2110 I thought you were taking about foreigners living in Iceland that would send their kids to English preschool and they would not learn Icelandic at home. As for native Icelanders, no they would not send there kids to English preschool also because of concern about the Icelandic language. A thorough all around knowledge of Icelandic is to important. Also Icelanders become quite good in English at an early age. English is everywhere in the media, on the Internet, computer games etc., More so in Iceland than in most countries. By ten kids are quite good in English. You really do not have to worry about your kid not being able to speak English well. The opposite might worry many, that English is a thread to the Icelandic language which is after all just spoken in Iceland by 350000 people.
@Anna Traustadottir I see so the short answer is "No there is no need for this kind of school"
Chinese people learn English in school, sort of but it is no threat to their language.
12:14 for Icelandic sounding like Japanese for a bit
So some children start learning English in grade 1 and others in grade 5, how does that work??
Same in Germany. Why is that unusual?
@@wintertrine Why such a big difference between the two groups of children?
@@kulik03 because (at least in Germany) the syllabus is determined by the county/state or some subjects on a communal level.
@@kulik03 Because some subjects are mandatory (most subjects), how many hours minimum and what year to start teaching it. But there is some freedom and different schools choose different things to teach when it comes to these extra classes
Does everyone get the same reaction between an amazing surprice and shock when saw Hrafna here 13:03??? :O
Please note I´m not saying anything the way shes use to look, I´m just saying I got supriced and shock of the change.
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I haven't seen this video yet, but I can already say no #first
In fact she never claims that. She is just telling you about the educational system in Iceland. I do not understand why the video has this heading. Maybe a click bate.
Wait what kids can start school at ONE YEAR OLD?! Omg some kids don’t even talk by then let alone learn at school lol
I think they mean "Daycare?"
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Icelandic Krona of 2 Million is $15000? Woe what happened to the Icelandic economy? Just wondering yes!?!? :/ BLIMEY I'd be a BILLIONAIRE in Iceland...bra! I am definitely considering setting up a home their just to feel like a billionaire every now and then. Just saying this with you because your video inspired me to make this choice yes!!!! :)
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Can you please tell me the living cost there?
Does anyone else think that the reason why living in Iceland is so expensive is because of the "free schooling?" It makes sense to me
It’s rather the fact they have to import a lot. Import ist hella expensive.
Cost of living in Iceland is expensive because the majority of stuff you consume is transported long distances to get there, often by expensive airfreight (especially for food), coupled with a high-tax society (which also means you get a lot back which you would have to pay for in other countries). You might think "free schooling" makes life expensive, but it balances out as you don't spend the rest of your life paying back loans just to get a good education.
I think you're looking at this wrong
@@camrendavis6650 Would you mind explaining the "right" way to look at this then?
@@youdevvy education is the backbone of all societies. Imports are apart of commerce. commerce is paid for by the government. Traditionally, education is paid for up-front by citizens. In the Nordic countries, the education is labeled as "free," but that's not possible. If it's really free then how do educators get paid, how can supplies be purchased, how can they even afford to keep the building sustained? That's the thing, education isn't free, you just aren't paying it up front. Instead, they split the cost of education and healthcare and all these other benefits towards taxes and public purchase. That's why it's so expensive to live there, that's why groceries and housing cost so much, because the education is "free" (not).
I hope Iceland pays you for these videos
why study Danish? same question could be applied to English, why study English at school?
A lot of Icelandic's work in Denmark.
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A bachelor degree fully on english? Really
I thought only B.education was available fully in english.
Finland has the best education
me: *tries to read the school´s names*
also me: *has a stroke doing it*