3 ▁project ▁a ims ▁to ▁focus ▁on ▁academic ▁exchange , ▁course ▁development ▁and ▁collabor ative ▁research ▁in ▁the ▁areas ▁of ▁climate ▁change , ▁climate ▁liter acy , ▁health ▁and ▁well ness , ▁ocean ▁dynamics , ▁sust ain ability , ▁inform al ▁public ▁education , ▁economic ▁development , ▁technology ▁exchange , ▁and ▁water ▁resources , ▁among ▁others . ▁( Add itional ▁information ▁about ▁the ▁project ▁is ▁available ▁at ▁www . w ku . edu / ic eland ) ▁ ▁University ▁Centre ▁of ▁the ▁West f j ords ▁ ▁The ▁University ▁Centre , ▁also ▁known ▁as ▁H á sk ó las et ur ▁V est f jar ð a ▁in ▁I cel and ic ▁was ▁founded ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁level ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁in ▁Í s af jör ð ur . ▁The ▁Centre ▁employees ▁ 1 0 ▁full - time ▁permanent ▁staff ▁members ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁hosting ▁ 5 0 ▁members ▁of ▁staff ▁for ▁research ▁and ▁teaching . ▁The ▁University ▁Centre ▁oper ates ▁distance ▁learning ▁for ▁ 1 0 0 ▁students ▁in ▁the ▁West f j ords ▁region ▁of ▁I cel and ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁two ▁master ' s ▁degrees ▁programs , ▁them ▁being ▁Coast al ▁and ▁Marine ▁Management ▁and ▁Marine ▁In nov ation . ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁these ▁programs , ▁the ▁Centre ▁hosts ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁summer ▁I cel and ic ▁courses . ▁Program s ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁Centre , ▁particularly ▁the ▁Coast al ▁& ▁Marine ▁Management ▁program ▁have ▁been ▁increasing ly ▁attract ing ▁a ▁diverse ▁group ▁of ▁international ▁students .