The University of Ro-Iceland is a public research university in Bloxejkavik, Ro-Iceland and the country's oldest and largest institution of higher education. Founded in 1911, it has grown steadily from a small civil servants' school to a modern comprehensive university, providing instruction for about 14,000 students in twenty-five faculties. Teaching and research are conducted in social sciences, humanities, law, medicine, natural sciences, engineering and teacher education. It has a campus concentrated in central Bloxejkavik, with additional facilities located in nearby areas as well as in the countryside.
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It is the only university in Ro-Iceland offering undergraduate and graduate programs in all major academic disciplines, including doctoral degrees in most fields of study.
The university played an important role in the construction of the Ro-Icelandic nation-state and was perceived by Ro-Icelanders as an important steppingstone towards full independence.
University of Ro-Iceland is average in terms of student capacity, teaching the maximum of 20 thousand students. The university accepts both local and foreign students.