{"id":1605,"date":"2026-01-20T13:53:03","date_gmt":"2026-01-20T12:53:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.uned.es\/openeu\/?p=1605"},"modified":"2026-02-10T12:17:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T11:17:09","slug":"university-without-leaving-home-rector-margret-jonsdottir-featured-on-the-future-of-learning-platform","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.uned.es\/openeu\/2026\/01\/20\/university-without-leaving-home-rector-margret-jonsdottir-featured-on-the-future-of-learning-platform\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;University without leaving home&#8221;: Rector Margr\u00e9t J\u00f3nsd\u00f3ttir featured on the Future of Learning platform"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1605\" class=\"elementor elementor-1605\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-586d74e1 e-con-full menu-pagina e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"586d74e1\" data-element_type=\"container\" 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href=\"https:\/\/openeu.eu\/link?external_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bifrost.is%2Fenglish%2F\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bifr\u00f6st University(External link)<\/a>, was recently featured in an interview titled &#8220;<em>Access to university studies without leaving your home: Iceland\u2019s bold experiment in inclusive learning.<\/em>&#8220;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The feature appeared in the&nbsp;<strong>Skellefte\u00e5 Universities Alliance (SUA)&nbsp;<\/strong>through their<strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><em>Future of Learning<\/em>&nbsp;platform, a forward-thinking organization dedicated to solving the skills challenges of tomorrow through flexible and accessible academic models.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The&nbsp;<em>Future of Learning<\/em>&nbsp;series explores how hybrid and regional models are revolutionizing the educational landscape. Their latest focus is on a critical mission: making higher education truly inclusive by ensuring that&nbsp;<strong>geography, income, and digital access are no longer barriers to learning.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In their search for compelling examples of this mission in action, SUA identified the&nbsp;<strong>Open European University (OpenEU)<\/strong>&nbsp;project as a flagship initiative. As the only Nordic participant in this groundbreaking scheme, Bifr\u00f6st University was invited to share its unique perspective and expertise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the interview, Rector Margr\u00e9t J\u00f3nsd\u00f3ttir Njar\u00f0v\u00edk provides deep insights into how Bifr\u00f6st is contributing to the OpenEU vision. She discusses the vital role of distance learning in democratizing education and how our university is helping to build a pan-European model that adapts to the diverse needs of modern learners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can read the full interview here:&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/openeu.eu\/link?external_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com%2Fpulse%2Faccess-university-studies-without-leaving-nz9uf%2F%3FtrackingId%3DPWE81gcWQP%252BSefpxbbQk6Q%253D%253D\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Future of Learning<\/strong>(External link)<\/a>.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dr. Margr\u00e9t J\u00f3nsd\u00f3ttir Njar\u00f0v\u00edk, Rector of&nbsp;Bifr\u00f6st University(External link), was recently featured in an interview titled &#8220;Access to university studies without leaving your home: Iceland\u2019s bold experiment in inclusive learning.&#8220; The feature appeared in the&nbsp;Skellefte\u00e5 Universities Alliance (SUA)&nbsp;through their&nbsp;Future of Learning&nbsp;platform, a forward-thinking organization dedicated to solving the skills challenges of tomorrow through flexible and accessible academic models. The&nbsp;Future of Learning&nbsp;series explores how hybrid and regional models are revolutionizing the educational landscape. Their latest focus is on a critical mission: making higher education truly inclusive by ensuring that&nbsp;geography, income, and digital access are no longer barriers to learning. In their search for compelling examples of this mission in action, SUA identified the&nbsp;Open European University (OpenEU)&nbsp;project as a flagship initiative. As the only Nordic participant in this groundbreaking scheme, Bifr\u00f6st University was invited to share its unique perspective and expertise. In the interview, Rector Margr\u00e9t J\u00f3nsd\u00f3ttir Njar\u00f0v\u00edk provides deep insights into how&hellip;<\/p>\n<p> <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.uned.es\/openeu\/2026\/01\/20\/university-without-leaving-home-rector-margret-jonsdottir-featured-on-the-future-of-learning-platform\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1607,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1605","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-noticias-principal"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uned.es\/openeu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1605","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uned.es\/openeu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uned.es\/openeu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uned.es\/openeu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uned.es\/openeu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1605"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uned.es\/openeu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1605\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4111,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uned.es\/openeu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1605\/revisions\/4111"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uned.es\/openeu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1607"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uned.es\/openeu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1605"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uned.es\/openeu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1605"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uned.es\/openeu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1605"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}