was re- established as a vicarage and in 1986 it became the residence of the ordained bishop of the Hólar benefice. The present bishop at Hólar is Solveig Lára Guðmundsdóttir. Cathedral school - Latin school - Agricultural school - University Hólar in Hjaltadalur has a long history of schools and education. Bishop Jón Ögmundsson's cathedral school was founded in 1106, and after the Reformation in 1550 the school was converted to a Latin school that remained in operation until 1801. In 1882 an agricultural school was established at Hólar, and Hólar University College traces its roots to that institution. During the past 15 years, the school at Hólar has developed from a conventional agricultural school to a modern university-level institution. In 2003, the college was granted permission to graduate students with an undergraduate degree, and on 1 July 2007 Hólar University College formally commenced operations. Social There is a beer club open on the grounds of the university. Beer Club The beer club, on the grounds of Hólar University College, is not hard to find. The tiny club, housed in a former cow shed, is part dorm-room, part man-cave, but scrubbed clean. The annual membership fee is 5,000 krónur (US$40) a year. It started out as a club for faculty and students, but is now open to the public. They keep a notebook with tabs on who drinks what, and members get beer at a discounted price. It is a beer club and not a bar because "there is no pub culture in Iceland" - Guðmundur. He also states that the club pools its resources so they can buy cases of great beer from around the world that otherwise wouldn't be available to them. The beer offerings are impressive for such a small place, and for northern Iceland. They also make their own brew on occasion. The brewmaster—the college's IT guy—gets the yeast from Germany or Belgium. “We need to add minerals to the water because the water is so pure here it is dead, no taste,” said Guðmundur. Departments There are three departments in the university. Department of Aquaculture and Fish Biology The objective of the Department of Aquaculture and Fish Biology is to gather and disseminate knowledge in the fields of aquatic biology, aquaculture, and fish biology. The department is an international centre for research, instruction, and continuing education in aquatic biology, aquaculture, and fish biology. The department