by eyrun | Dec 14, 2016 | News
One of the fields which the The Junior Achievement programme in 2017 will focus on is food and ocean entrepreneurship. The Iceland Ocean Cluster has partnered with JA Iceland to create more new student businesses in this field in the years to come. The IOC will...
by eyrun | Nov 24, 2016 | News, Uncategorized
In 2014, it was estimated that nearly 269,000 tonnes of plastic waste was floating in the world’s oceans. Plastic in the marine environment threatens the viability of the ocean as a livable habitat. The seafood sector is one of the cornerstones of the Icelandic...
by eyrun | Nov 24, 2016 | News, Uncategorized
The project Nordic Ways is a book of short insightful essays written by distinguished authors from all five countries representing a broad spectrum of Nordic life. The project features an impressive and august array of nearly 50 authors representing all five Nordic...
by eyrun | Sep 23, 2016 | News, Uncategorized
The Iceland Ocean Cluster has introduced a new website and an app “Trillan” to educate young school children about the ocean and its resources.”This all started with a cluster group of eight schools in Iceland. After brainstorming about most...
by eyrun | Sep 1, 2016 | News, Uncategorized
August 31st,the IOC staff took part in a Beach Clean-up Day organized by the Blue Army in Iceland and The US Embassy in Iceland. Two large containers of rubbish were collected. There is more to do and we will be back soon to clean up more with this marvellous team of...