On Friday, February 29, 23 students graduated from the United Nations University School of Fisheries, and this is the 9th grade to have completed six months of study at the university.
The school is a collaborative project of four institutions / companies: the Marine Research Institute, Matís, the University of Iceland and the University of Akureyri, but in addition Hólaskóli and the University Center of the Westfjords are involved in this collaboration. The day - to - day operation of the school is part of the Marine Research Institute and the director of the school is Tumi Tómasson.
United Nations University School of Fisheries started working in 1998, but in August of that year the first 6 students started studying here, but since then the number of students has multiplied and they now come from all over the world. The study focuses on practical knowledge and experience, and students work closely with Icelandic supervisors in project work and job presentations that take up more than half of the six months of the study. Every year, special studies are offered in 3-4 courses, but the special studies last between 4-5 months.
The university is mostly funded by part of Iceland's contribution to development and by contributions from the United Nations University. In addition, some students have studied with grants from other sources. The school has a special board and is a collaborative project of four institutions under the leadership of the Marine Research Institute.
At Matís, all students at the school have received instruction in the basic course on the quality and processing of fish, and in direct continuation, students at the school's quality line, who this year were seven, have received instruction and practical training. Five of these seven students have worked on their final projects at Matís in Reykjavík. In addition, two students completed projects from Hólaskóli under the guidance of a Matís employee. These include projects that deal with traceability, cooling, drying, quality and shelf life, as well as the preparation of study material with the students working with the needs of their own home country in mind.
These projects, authors and mentors are listed below.
Quality control in fish handling and fish processing:
Juliana A Galvao from Brazil Project title: Quality control in cod fishing using traceability system. Supervisors: Sveinn Margeirsson, Cecilia Garate and Jónas Rúnar Viðarsson, MATÍS.
Hong Yan Gao from China Project title: Methods of pre-cooling and chilling for fresh cod fish and influences on quality during storage at -1.5 ° C Supervisors: Bjorn Margeirsson, Kristín Þórarinsdóttir and Sigurjón Arason, MATIS
Gisella Cruz Nunez from Cuba Project title: Quality and stability of crude oil extracted from Cuban shark livers: Comparison with cod liver oil and capelin oil from Iceland Supervisors: Heiða Pálmadóttir and Rósa Jónsdóttir, MATÍS
Dedan Mwangi Mungai from Kenya Project title: Identification of the contents for an advanced training course for fish inspectors in Kenya Supervisors: Franklín Georgsson and Margeir Gissurarson, MATÍS
Van Minh Nguyen from Vietnam Project title: The effects of storing and drying on quality of cured, salted cod Supervisors: Sigurjón Arason and Ásbjörn Jónsson, MATIS
Sustainable aquaculture:
Pada Anak Bijo from Malaysia Project title: Feasibility Study of a Recirculation Aquaculture System Supervisors: Helgi Thorarensen, Hólaskóli, Ragnar Jóhannsson, Hólaskóli and MATIS and Páll Jensson, University of Iceland.
Mercedes Isla Molleda from Cuba Project title: Water Quality in Recirculating Aquaculture Systems (RAS) for Arctic Charr (Salvelinus alpinus L.) culture. Supervisors: Helgi Thorarensen, Holar University College and Ragnar Jóhannsson; MATIS.
The photo was taken when the group visited a fish processing company in Akureyri.