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EURAXESS Faroe Islands provides information and assistance for mobile researchers – by means of this portal and with the support of our EURAXESS Centres.
The portal contains information concerning professional and daily life as well as information on job and funding opportunities in the Faroe Islands.
Faroese researchers planning to continue their research career abroad can also find useful information and assistance in this portal and in the portals of the countries they consider moving to.
Research institutes, universities and businesses can post job offers and researchers can upload CV´s when registering a user account.
All services of the EURAXESS network are free of charge.
EURAXESS Faroe Islands Network
EURAXESS Faroe Islands has Service Centres or Contact Points in all public research institutions and in the industry.
EURAXESS Centres and Contact Points will help you to plan your relocation and sort out different aspects of your new life in the Faroe Islands.
Great Opportunities for EU Cooperation
Ms Clara Ganslandt, Special Envoy for Arctic Matters at the European Union, visited the Faroe Islands recently. At a meeting with Ms Maria Húsgarð and Ms Dagmar Joensen-Næs from Research Council Faroe Islands options and challenges for the research cooperation between the Faroe Islands and the EU
Foreign Affairs, Security and Defence Policy
A total of MDKK 15.7 has been set aside on the Danish financial act from 2023 to 2026 for research in foreign affairs, security, and defence policy in the North Atlantic Ocean. The programme is run by Research Council Faroe Islands and the first call will be announced shortly. The aim of the
Seagriculture EU 2024
Seagriculture EU 2024 gathers top speakers, who will share their know-how within seaweed for feed, food, offshore cultivation, biorefinery of seaweed, and much more.
Researchers´ Night 2024
Researchers´ Night 2024 will take place on September 27th in Sjóvinnuhúsið in Tórshavn. The programme will include presentations, activities, and exhibitions.MEET THE RESEARCHERS
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"Faroese salmon farmers are the best in the world when it comes to producing large smolt and reusing water which is my field of research. I had not expected that such a small country could be so advanced."
Dhiraj Krishna, PhD Student, Microbiology (India)
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"A lot of things are much simpler here, particularly in terms of administration and bureaucracy. The connectivity and integration between research institutes is very high - it is almost like the whole country is one super-institute."
Ian Salter, PhD, Chemical Oceanography (UK)
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“There is a lot of freedom to come up with a new idea and try it out here. It is harder and more risky because you don´t have the same level of support as you would find at large institutions but it is fulfilling and you have a closer contact to people.”
Amanda Vang, PhD, Biomedical Science (USA)
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"The career perspectives in the Faroe Islands are very good. There are very few researchers in my field with my research experience and achievements, and it took me only one year to advance to Full Professor."
Qin Xin, Professor, Computer Science (China)
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"The Faroe Islands are a natural place for research in my special research field which is wind energy."
Hans-Georg Beyer, Professor, Energy Engineering (Germany)
