Since the establishment of Matís in 2007, a number of students have been in research-related jobs at the company and many of them have chosen to continue working at Matís after graduation. After all, Matís has set its sights on taking good care of its students, and at the company's headquarters, for example, there is a large office space intended for those who conduct research in connection with their studies.
One of the reasons why so many students have come to work at Matís is the good collaboration with the University of Iceland as well as other educational institutions in this country. Research-related studies in collaboration with Matís have also been a springboard for many students into the world of work. Whether they start working indoors or elsewhere after graduation, it is clear that the work at Matís returned well-prepared employees to the labor market.
It is also the case that some of those who continued to work for Matís after graduation or during their postgraduate studies have gained such a good reputation that they have been offered jobs at other companies, more often than not Matís' partners, due to their knowledge and skills. This fact is very gratifying for Matís. Despite the fact that the company always looks after good employees, it is no less important to see them flourish elsewhere, knowing where the foundation was laid.
We at Matís contacted some former students and employees who have a good reputation elsewhere and we asked what stood out, from the time they worked for the company:
Björn Margeirsson Started working for Matís in 2007 and worked here as a doctoral student until 2012. The doctoral project which dealt with cooling fresh fish and was carried out in collaboration with the packaging manufacturer Promens Tempra, Eimskip, Samherji, Brim etc. He currently works as a research director at Promens Tempra. He says that the Doctoral project and his work at Matís have given him a theoretical background and insight into the Icelandic fishing industry. "Which enabled me to develop in my job and open up exciting job opportunities for me at Promens, where I now work as a research director. What stands out from my time at Matís is a pleasing collaboration in my perpetual environment between universities and industry. "
Guðmundur Gunnarsson Started working for IFL / Matís in 2006 and worked as a station manager at Höfn in Hornafjörður. He started working as a production manager at Skinney-Þinganes in Höfn in 2010. "The time I worked at Matís has been a good foundation for my current job." in addition to having set up a Food Workshop in Höfn.
Hólmfríður Sveinsdóttir Worked as a specialist in Matís' biochemistry and biotechnology division in Sauðárkrókur from 2009 - 2013, when she took over as managing director of Iceprotein ehf. At Matís, I gained experience, both as a researcher and as a project manager, which will undoubtedly be useful to me in my work today. What stands out is the great trust I was shown and the great encouragement I received from my superiors at Matís. There I also had the opportunity to work with very skilled experts both inside and outside Matís. All of this strengthened me a lot. "
Kristín Anna Þórarinsdóttir Started working at IFL / Matís while pursuing a master's degree in 1998. After that she worked on research at Matís and then went on to a doctoral program that ended in 2010. Her master's and doctoral projects dealt with the physical properties of salted fish and control of salted fish. Kristín currently works in the field of innovation at Marel. "All education in the field of food production and fisheries, increases the understanding of what people are dealing with through the value chain, from fishing until the product is on the consumer's table. This way we can make good things even better and keep us at the forefront of fishing and processing fish products. At Matís, I acquired skills that have been useful to me here at Marel and I know that this will continue. "
We are happy to be the bridge that connects science and business in an efficient and job-creating way, and can thus offer our students real opportunities for research and influence.
For further information Steinar B. Aðalbjörnsson, marketing director of Matís.